Initial clinical experience with a polytetrafluoroethylene vascular dialysis graft reinforced with nitinol at the venous end Filippo Benedetto, MD, PhD, Domenico Spinelli, MD, Narayana Pipitò, MD, PhD, Giambattista Gagliardo, MD, Alberto Noto, MD, PhD, Simona Villari, MD, Antonio David, MD, Francesco Spinelli, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 65, Issue 1, Pages 142-150 (January 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.07.133 Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Brachial-axillary hybrid arteriovenous graft (AVG). A, Venous anastomosis between nitinol-reinforced section (NRS) and axillary vein. B, Angiogram. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 142-150DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.07.133) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Femoral-femoral loop arteriovenous graft (AVG). A, Arterial and venous anastomoses are carried out on superficial femoral vessels. B, Angiogram. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 142-150DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.07.133) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier plot showing survival of Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft (GHVG) vs standard polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Standard error was <10% at all time points. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 142-150DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.07.133) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Kaplan-Meier plot showing functional primary patency estimates of Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft (GHVG) vs standard polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Curves exceeding 10% standard error are dashed. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 142-150DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.07.133) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Kaplan-Meier plot showing functional assisted primary patency estimates of Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft (GHVG) vs standard polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Curves exceeding 10% standard error are dashed. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 142-150DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.07.133) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Kaplan-Meier plot showing functional secondary patency estimates of Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft (GHVG) vs standard polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Curves exceeding 10% standard error are dashed. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 142-150DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.07.133) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions