Research Article
Procedure and Clinical Success of Drug-Coated Balloon Fistuloplasty of the Drainage Vein in Dysfunctional Native Arteriovenous Fistulas
Table 2
Distribution of rates of procedure success and patency by months.
| | Primary patency n (%) | Secondary patency n (%) | Tertiary patency n (%) |
| Success of first endovascular intervention | 70 (85%) | 70 (85%) | 70 (85%) | 6th month patency | 57 (69.5%) | 63 (76.8%) | 63 (76.8%) | 12th month patency | 46 (56%) | 59 (71.9%) | 60 (73.1%) | 18th month patency | 39 (48%) | 51 (62.1%) | 53 (64.6%) | 24th month patency | 32 (39%) | 41 (50%) | 44 (54%) |
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