The influence of cephalic vein diameter and diabetes on primary maturation and patency of autogenous radiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas Yang Jin Park, MD, PhD, Peter Gloviczki, MD, Young-wook Kim, MD, PhD, Junhyuk David Kwon, MD, PhD, Dong-Ik Kim, MD, PhD, Hye-Ryeon Jang, MD, PhD, Woo-Sung Heo, MD, PhD, Ha-Young Oh, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 62, Issue 4, Pages 1003-1009 (October 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.451 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Study cohort. AVF, Arteriovenous fistula; PTA, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 1003-1009DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.451) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier curve of primary patency in radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula (RCAVF) shows that nondiabetic patients with a minimum cephalic vein (CVmin) diameter of >2 mm had a significantly higher primary patency rate compared with those with diabetes and a CVmin of ≤2 mm. SE, Standard error. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 1003-1009DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.451) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions