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High-flow femoral bovine shunts can trigger high-output heart failure requiring surgical revision.
Case Report (n=4)
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Femoral arteriovenous bovine shunts (FAVBS) represent an accepted method of vascular access for patients requiring chronic hemodialysis. The authors present 4 patients who required corrective surgery for high-putput congestive heart failure (HOCHF) secondary to high flow rates through the shunt. In order to avoid this serious complication, intraoperative graft flow rates should not exceed 900 cc/min. HOCHF secondary to FAVBS may be refractory to conservative therapy and require either banding of the shunt or its removal.
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Fee et al. (1976) conducted a case report in High-output congestive heart failure secondary to femoral arteriovenous bovine shunts (n=4). High flow rates through femoral arteriovenous bovine shunts was evaluated. High flow rates through femoral arteriovenous bovine shunts caused high-output congestive heart failure requiring corrective surgery in 4 hemodialysis patients.
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