Anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy effectively inhibit neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) in both arterial and venous systems but not in arteriovenous fistulae (AVF). The main site of AVF failure is the juxta-anastomotic area that is characterized by disturbed flow compared with laminar flow in the arterial inflow and the venous outflow.
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