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2017 ; 8
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): 313-329
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The Effect of Arterial Curvature on Blood Flow in Arterio-Venous Fistulae:
Realistic Geometries and Pulsatile Flow
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Grechy L
; Iori F
; Corbett RW
; Gedroyc W
; Duncan N
; Caro CG
; Vincent PE
Cardiovasc Eng Technol
2017[Sep]; 8
(3
): 313-329
PMID28748414
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Arterio-Venous Fistulae (AVF) are regarded as the "gold standard" method of
vascular access for patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) who require
haemodialysis. However, up to 60% of AVF do not mature, and hence fail, as a
result of Intimal Hyperplasia (IH). Unphysiological flow and oxygen transport
patterns, associated with the unnatural and often complex geometries of AVF, are
believed to be implicated in the development of IH. Previous studies have
investigated the effect of arterial curvature on blood flow in AVF using
idealized planar AVF configurations and non-pulsatile inflow conditions. The
present study takes an important step forwards by extending this work to more
realistic non-planar brachiocephalic AVF configurations with pulsatile inflow
conditions. Results show that forming an AVF by connecting a vein onto the outer
curvature of an arterial bend does not, necessarily, suppress unsteady flow in
the artery. This finding is converse to results from a previous more idealized
study. However, results also show that forming an AVF by connecting a vein onto
the inner curvature of an arterial bend can suppress exposure to regions of low
wall shear stress and hypoxia in the artery. This finding is in agreement with
results from a previous more idealized study. Finally, results show that forming
an AVF by connecting a vein onto the inner curvature of an arterial bend can
significantly reduce exposure to high WSS in the vein. The results are important,
as they demonstrate that in realistic scenarios arterial curvature can be
leveraged to reduce exposure to excessively low/high levels of WSS and regions of
hypoxia in AVF. This may in turn reduce rates of IH and hence AVF failure.