Procedure and Clinical Success of Drug-Coated Balloon Fistuloplasty of the Drainage Vein in Dysfunctional Native Arteriovenous Fistulas

Table 1

Study population and vascular access characteristics.

Number of patients, n (%)	82 (100%)
Age (years)	Mean age 59.05 ± 9.3 (range 27–88)
Female, n (%)	32 (39.0%)
Male, n (%)	50 (60.9%)
Smokers, n (%)	8 (9.7%)
Peripheral arterial disease, n (%)	11 (13.4%)
Coronary artery disease, n (%)	8 (9.7%)
Hyperlipidaemia, n (%)	14 (17.0%)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	59 (71.9%)
Hypertension n (%)	59 (71.9%)
Native AVF location, n (%)	Radio-cephalic 55 (67.0%)
	Brachio-cephalic 24 (29.2%)
	Brachio-basalic 3 (3.6%)
Native AVF side, n (%)	Left arm 66 (80.4%)
	Right arm 16 (19.5%)
Pathological lesion of AVF, n (%)	AVF stenosis 39 (47.5%)
	AVF thrombosis 43 (52.4%)
	AVF aneurysm 28 (34.1%)
Location of pathological lesion, n (%)	Venous stenosis 46 (56.0%)
	Juxta-anastomotic stenosis 26 (31,7%)
	Anastomotic stenosis 8 (9.7%)
	Central vein stenosis 1 (1.2%)
	Arterial stenosis 1 (1.2%)
Age of AVF (months)	37.24 ± 5.6
Goodness of fit (variance accounted for)	0.8990167