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Ann Vasc Surg
; 26(7): 1012.e1-4, 2012 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22795943
ABSTRACT
We present the case of a 63-year-old woman who was admitted to the intensive care unit for altered mental status and hypotension 3 weeks after creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). She was found to have high-output heart failure and evidence of acute hepatic failure. High-output heart failure is a known complication of AVF creation, but hepatic failure after AVF has not been previously described. We present such a case.