Program Book - Keck School of Medicine of USC - University of ...
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So why does preemptiveangioplasty not lead to improvedaccess survival?Lack <strong>of</strong> benefit <strong>of</strong> PTA in accesssurvival• Angioplasty causes neointimal hyperplasia andleads to restenosis.• The time to restenosis after PTA is shorter than% the initial stenosis• Elastic recoil also occurs• What about stents?• May improve freedom from restenosis and improvepatency <strong>of</strong> AVGWhat about surgical revision?78