Help for Dialysis Patients
Dialysis Specialist in New Jersey
We Can Help Patients with Renal Failure and Dialysis
When fistulas and grafts become clogged or narrowed, which can prevent a patient from undergoing successful dialysis, the Pulse Vascular Team of interventional radiologists use image-guided interventions to solve the problem:
Catheter-directed thrombolysis, which dissolves blood clots that build up in fistulas and grafts by injecting a medicine.
Angioplasty and stenting, which uses mechanical devices, such as a balloon, to open fistulas and grafts and helps them remain open with a small implantable wire mesh tube called a stent.
CATHETER CARE, ACUTE ACCESS THROMBOSIS, ROUTINE FISTUAL/GRAFT MANAGEMENT
If you are experiencing the following Signs/Symptoms:
Arm Swelling
Prolonged Bleeding
Increased Pressures at Dialysis
Acute and/or Chronic Thrombosis
Reduced Quality of Dialysis
Difficult Cannulation
Central Venous Occlusion (CVD)
Maturation Difficulty
Schedule an appointment this week with Pulse Vascular.
Causes
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Heart Attack
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Infection
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Use of some pain relievers (like aspirin and ibuprofen)
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Kidney Inflammation
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Severe Burns
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Dehydration
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Anaphylaxis
Risk Factors
- Smoking
- Aging (most common over the age of 50)
- Obesity
- Race (more prevalent in Hispanics and African Americans)
- Excess exposure to some toxins
Predispositions
- Diabetes
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Existing Heart Disease
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Kidney Disease
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Liver Disease
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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
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Sickle Cell disease
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Excess Blood Cholesterol
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Lupus and other autoimmune disorders
Disease Symptoms
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Confusion
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Lethargy
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Shortness of breath
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Blood in the urine
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Anemia
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Insomnia
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Fatigue
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Edema of the arms (swelling)
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Prolonged Bleeding
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Increase Pressures at Dialysis
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Acute or Chronic Thrombosis
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Reduced Quality of Dialysis
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Difficult Cannulation Central Venous Occlusion (CVO)
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Maturation Difficulty
Treatments
Angioplasty and Stenting
Thrombolysis or Thrombectomy
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