Table 2.

Review of reported patency rates after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of nonthrombosed and thrombosed hemodialysis fistulas in upper extremities

	Fistula type	No. of fistulas	Success rate (%)	Primary patency (%)		Secondary patency (%)
				6-month	12-month	6-month	12-month
Nonthrombosed hemodialysis fistulas
Clark et al. (14)	Forearm, upper arm	53	94	55	26	82	82
Manninen et al. (12)	Forearm	53*	91	58	44	90	85
Lay et al. (15)	Forearm	31	90	77	64	85	81
Turmel-Rodrigues et al. (16)	Forearm	155	95	67	51	ND	85
	Upper arm	65	97	57	35	ND	82
Thrombosed hemodialysis fistulas
Turmel-Rodrigues et al. (16)	Forearm	54	94	74	47	ND	80
	Upper arm	9	78	27	27	ND	65
Haage et al. (17)	Forearm, upper arm	54	89	52	27	ND	ND

ND, not determined.

^*Includes 12 thrombosed fistulas.