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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Vascular Geometry in Adults: Associations of Age and Biological Sex with Iliofemoral Arterial and Venous Tortuosity.

Key takeaways

A study of 100 patients with- and without kidney disease found that using a vacuum-assisted surgical technique for 3 months did not affect kidney function. This group had similar rates of kidney injury as the standard surgery group.

Who did this work

Berens PM (Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.) · Liu BC (Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.) · Fereydooni A (Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.) · Belkin RS (Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.) · Bondesson J (Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.) · Wang BK (Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.) · Arya S (Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.) · Cheng CP (Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-08-07
https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00301.2026