Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 139-144 , July 2010

Primary balloon angioplasty plus balloon angioplasty maturation to upgrade small-caliber veins (<3 mm) for arteriovenous fistulas

Received 12 October 2009 ,Accepted 3 February 2010.

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 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(10)00308-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.02.013

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 139-144 , July 2010

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