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The stent graft for stenosis: let's appraise before we praise

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A recent randomized clinical trial concluded that implantation of a stent graft plus angioplasty was superior to angioplasty alone for the treatment of stenosis at the venous anastomosis of an arteriovenous graft. However, concerns regarding the reliability of the results of this trial suggest that additional investigations are necessary.

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  1. Division of Nephrology, Section of Interventional Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Avenue (R 7168), Miami, 33136, FL, USA

    Loay Salman & Arif Asif

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Salman, L., Asif, A. The stent graft for stenosis: let's appraise before we praise. Nat Rev Nephrol 6, 503–504 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2010.80

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