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Volumetric measurements of the brachial and carotid arteries in dialysis grafts: is there evidence of a subclavian-carotid artery steal syndrome?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9849949     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Dialysis grafts may lead to major hyperperfusion in the graft arm and to hypertrophic, hypervolemic cardiomyopathy. No data have been published concerning the impact of dialysis grafts on the cerebral perfusion in relation to a potential carotid steal syndrome, possibly causing neurologic or neuropsychologic symptoms. In 30 patients (32 to 74 years old) with dialysis grafts we studied the following hemodynamic parameters in the brachial and common carotid arteries bilaterally: Flow velocities (spectral Doppler sonography), diameter (B-mode) and volume flow (color M-mode) with a color duplex system (Philips P700). Volume flow in the brachial arteries of the graft arm averaged 1032 ml/min (range, 158 to 2854 ml/min) as compared to 42 ml/min (range, 15 to 108 ml/min) in the nongraft arm. Almost identical volume flow data could be seen in both common carotid arteries (418 versus 421 ml/min) with no evidence of reduced flow in the carotid arteries in patients with high flow in the graft arm. A tendency toward higher volume flow in both carotid arteries in patients with high volume flow in the graft arm was noted. We found no evidence of shunt-induced cerebral hypoperfusion. Cerebral autoregulation appears to be patent even with high brachial artery shunt volume.
Authors:
B M Eicke; C Berwig; W Wigger; W Paulus
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0278-4297     ISO Abbreviation:  J Ultrasound Med     Publication Date:  1998 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-02-04     Completed Date:  1999-02-04     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8211547     Medline TA:  J Ultrasound Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  759-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Brachial Artery / physiology*
Carotid Arteries / physiology*
Female
Humans
Kidney Diseases / therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Regional Blood Flow
Renal Dialysis*

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