The ROX CONTROL HTN study demonstrated the efficacy of arteriovenous coupler therapy in patients with resistant hypertension. However, one-third of the patients developed late ipsilateral venous ...

LONDON, UK — A paper-clip–sized implant inserted between the artery and vein in the central arterial tree, which is designed to shunt blood out of the artery and into the vein, has shown positive ...

Shunting blood from an iliac artery to a neighboring vein via a percutaneous “coupler” device dramatically reduces blood pressure (BP) in patients with resistant hypertension, according to data ...

New findings from the ROX CONTROL HTN study show that insertion of a stent-like device in patients with uncontrolled hypertension produces an instant lowering of blood pressure (BP). In their ...

FOR some, the absence of a single organ that is normally paired within the human body rules out a surgical approach on the remaining organ. This point of view seems illogical in the light of the ...

A heparin-coated endovascular prosthesis has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of stenosis or thrombotic occlusions at the venous anastomosis of synthetic ...

NEW ORLEANS — With the help of nanotechnology, interventionalists might soon be able to create an immediate and permanent percutaneous arteriovenous fistula that has patency and maturation rates ...

VENOUS anastomoses connecting the portal and pulmonary veins have been shown in cirrhotic patients by post-mortem injection, 1 and there has been considerable speculation concerning their possible ...

Patients with kidney failure often require arteriovenous grafts to be connected to dialysis machines for their lifesaving treatment. However, one common problem with the artificial tubes is they can ...