Transient faults are becoming more of a problem to processor designers as feature sizes shrink and the number of transistors on a chip increases. Significant research has focused on hardware techniques to evaluate and reduce the architectural vulnerability to soft errors (AVF). This paper, however, considers the problem from a different angle, evaluating the effects of compiler optimisations on...

Renal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an uncommon anomaly characterized by the communication between renal arteries and veins. Renal AVFs are often asymptomatic but are occasionally accompanied by hematuria or heart failure. Transcatheter closure with embolization is a safe and effective treatment for renal AVF. We herein report an 87-year-old patient with heart failure due to renal AVF who was ...

introduction: arteriovenous fistulas (avf) make chronic hemodialysis easy, but the complications are unpredictable. ischemic neuropathy due to arterial insufficiency is one of the most important complications of avf. this study was designed to evaluate ischemic neuropathy using electro diagnostic method in the extremity carrying fistula. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 37 hemodialysis p...

Patients with end stage renal disease require some form of vascular access for treatment, Arterio-Venous Fistulas (avf) being the preferred available due to better patency rates. However, they continue present complications after creation, leading early or late failure. While many studies are examining flow in patient-specific fistulas, often neglect influence vessel compliance on its hemodynam...

Experimental and clinical studies analyzing the impact of AVF on cardiovascular and renal parameters, as well as outcomes, in kidney transplant recipients are lacking. On the other hand, it is not known whether AVF ligation after transplantation modifies hemodynamic parameters and kidney function. We report a case of a renal transplant recipient who developed an acute congestive heart failure a...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The literature shows many self-care behaviours related to people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Our aim is to identify interventions within the 'teaching' that promote self-care (behaviour) with arteriovenous fistula (AVF). BACKGROUND The development of self-care behaviours with the AVF allows the access to maintain the best possible conditions, because its state inf...

BACKGROUND/AIM The delay method is a surgical, pharmacological and combined method that includes two or more time separated phases, which gives bigger flap surface. In our research we explored the possibility of flap surface enlargement in a new arterialised venous flap (AVF) on an experimental rabbit ear model by the delay surgical method. The aim of this research was to establish vitality sur...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The role of thrombophilia in failing arteriovenous fistula (AVF) among patients with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis is not established. This study aimed to assess whether AVF primary patency is associated with thrombophilia and coagulation abnormalities. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This observational study screened 219 patients between 2002 and 2004 f...

PURPOSE Investigating the risk of vascular access failure is critical for maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESA) typically used for anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may also stimulate neointimal hyperplasia, which is the most important factor in late arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ESA treatmen...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The relationship between aspirin use and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) survival has been lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between AVF survival and aspirin use. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Data on 2815 incident hemodialysis patients (on dialysis <or= 30 d) using an AVF at enrollment into the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice ...