Drug-coated balloons and dialysis vascular access: is there light at the end of the tunnel . .

Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir; Saad, Theodore F; Trerotola, Scott · Kidney Int · 2021

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

This commentary uses the negative results of the PAVE (Paclitaxel-coated Balloons and Angioplasty of Arteriovenous Fistulas) study to (i) discuss the role of drug-coated balloons in the armamentarium of therapies for dialysis vascular access stenosis and (ii) suggest a more patient centered, individualized, and precision medicine-based approach for the future care of patients with dialysis vascular access dysfunction.

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