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High-output cardiac failure related to hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula
1Department of Internal Medicine, UAMS Medical Center, USA.
The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society
|March 8, 2000
Abstract:
Among the multiple etiologies for congestive heart failure in patients with end-stage renal disease, the contribution of hemodialysis fistulas to the myocardial work load is often overlooked. We recently cared for a patient with high-output cardiac failure from an arteriovenous fistula and review the features and pathophysiology of this condition.