Episode Details

The Filtrate:

Swapnil Hiremath

Samira Farouk

Matt Sparks

Joel Topf

And two special guests:

Vandana Dua Niyyar, Professor of Medicine at Emory University and the president elect of American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. Wears lead.

Sophia Ambruso, assistant professor and nephrologist at the University of Colorado.

Show Notes:

Drug-Coated Balloons for Dysfunctional Dialysis Arteriovenous Fistulas

The NephJC summary

The article in the NEJM

The Haskal study, Stent Graft versus Balloon Angioplasty for Failing Dialysis-Access Grafts in the NEJM from 2010

Accuracy of physical examination in the detection of arteriovenous fistula stenosis

The Big Three was a trio of Major League Baseball starting pitchers for the Atlanta Braves from 1993-2002 which consisted of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. The Big Three combined to win seven National League Cy Young Awards in the 1990s and helped lead the Atlanta Braves to a 1995 World Series win. Each member of the Big Three has had their jersey retired by the Atlanta Braves and has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. (From Wikipedia)

The Trerotola study, Drug Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Failing AV Fistulae

Scathing anti-interventional nephrologist editorial by Trerotola

Rebuttal though data by Beathard, Effectiveness and safety of dialysis vascular access procedures performed by interventional nephrologists

And then a walk back and update by Tretola…What is the current and future status of interventional nephrology?

Paclitaxel mechanism of action video with awesome music