Table 1.

Characteristics of the treated hemodialysis fistulas and the stents used

Patient	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Fistula location	RUABC	RUABC	RUABC	RUABC	LFRC	LUABC	LUABC	LUABC	RUABC	RUABC
Time (months)*	20	40	28	31	110	19	81	108	64	7
Previous interventions	2	4	2	3	0	0	2	2	2	0
Aneurysm	One	One	Multiple	Multiple	Multiple	Multiple	Multiple	Multiple	Multiple	Multiple
Type of stent	Smarta	Smarta	Edwardsb	Absolutec	Absolutec and Smarta	Misagod and Smarta	Smarta and Maris Pluse	Maris Pluse	Smarta	Maris Pluse
Number of stents	2	1	1	2	3	4	2	2	2	1
Total length of stent (cm)	13	6	17	18	18	26	25	20	22	15

Notes:

^*Time from fistula creation to stent placement.

^aCordis, Miami Lakes, FL, USA.

^bEdwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA, USA.

^cAbbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA, USA.

^dTerumo Medical Corp., Somerset, NJ, USA,

^eMedtronic Invatec, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Abbreviations: LFRC, left forearm radiocephalic; LUABC, left upper arm brachiocephalic; RUABC, right upper arm brachiocephalic.