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Schematic representation of the venous wall structural changes that occur after AVF creation. AVF successful maturation integrates wall thickening and outward remodeling. A failed AVF can be due to early failure to mature, with failure to develop outward remodeling or wall thickening, or may be due to later development of neointimal hyperplasia and impaired outward remodeling in a previously functional conduit.
