Risk of HCV on the Hemostasis of created AVF in ESRD patients

Abstract

Background: The patency of arteriovenous fistulas′′(AVF)′′ has a close relationship with ′′long-term life′′ in patients who suffer from end-stage renal disease ′′(ESRD)′′ after dialysis. This patency is affected by associated diseases such as hepatitis C virus and its complications by increasing the risk of cardiovascular complication and mortality rate, given that the anti-HCV seropositivity occurrence in chronic kidney disease ′′(CKD)′′patientswho regularly dialysis varieties between′′ 7 to 40%′′ including Iraqi patients.