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During the index procedure one in.Pact av access balloon catheter was used to treat the in cannulation zone of the right arm.Approximately 11 months post procedure the patient suffered from restenosis of the swing segment of the arteriovenous fistula.During dialysis at the end of the run, the machine clotted off.Upon physical examination, no thrill or bruit were present so the patient was scheduled for an avf declot.In the operating room, the patient was noted to have tandem primary lesion at the arterial inflow and arterial anastomosis secondary lesion at the swing segment.All lesions were restenotic and no thrombus was present.The event was successfully treated with a percutaneous intervention using an angioplasty.The patient recovered.The ae was assessed as probably related to an underlying condition or disease.The cec adjudicated the event as related to the device.The cec commented that there was 85% stenosis of the target lesion.
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