Analysis of the risk factors for recurrence of juxta-anastomotic stenosis in wrist arteriovenous fistula af-ter percutaneous transluminal angioplasty:a single-center prospective cohort study
Objective This study aimed to explore the risk factors for restenosis of the juxta-anastomotic stenosis in radial-cephalic arteriovenous fistula(RC-AVF)after primary percutaneous transluminal angioplas-ty(PTA).Methods A single-center prospective study was conducted,to analyze the patients with arteriove-nous fistula(AVF)undergoing PTA treatment between January,2021 and June 2022.Their demographics,le-sional characteristics,technical factors,and auxiliary examination results were collected.Risk factors for reste-nosis after PTA were evaluated using univariate and multivariable analyses.Results A total of 114 patients with RC-AVF successfully completed the first PTA treatment with a technical success rate of 95.0%(114/120),and 112 patients finished follow-up the primary assistant patency time was 512.15±226.32 days,and the secondary patency time was 554.88±205.67 days.After PTA for 90,180,360,and 540 days,the primary paten-cy rates were 94.6%,81.3%,56.1%,and 33.3%,respectively;the primary assistant patency rates were 97.3%,95.5%,85.1%,and 70.1%,respectively;the secondary patency rates were 100%,100%,95.7%,and 85.7%,re-spectively.Cox regression analysis showed that balloon diameter(HR=0.62,95%CI:0.43~0.89,P=0.009)was the independent predicting factor for primary patency loss after PTA.ROC curve analysis showed an AUC area of 0.614(95%CI:0.510~0.718,P=0.037)and a critical value of 6.0 mm.Stenosis length(HR=1.04,95%CI:1.02~1.07,P<0.001)and stenosis number(HR=3.73,95%CI:1.32~10.54,P=0.013)were the independent predicting factors for primary assistant patency loss after PTA,with AUC areas of 0.686(95%CI:0.543~0.838,P=0.009)and 0.685(95%CI:0.559~0.810,P=0.010),critical values of 17.5 mm and 2.Conclusions Restenosis of the juxta-anastomotic venous stenosis in RC-AVF after primary PTA re-mains high.Balloon diameter is closely related to the restenosis after PTA.The use of a balloon with a maxi-mum diameter<6 mm is an independent predictor for primary patency loss after PTA.Longer stenosis(≥ 17.5 mm)and stenosis number ≥ 2 are the independent predictors for primary assistant patency loss after PTA.