Medial and intimal widths of the 4 patients with diabetes were not significantly different from those of the patients without diabetes. Serum parathyroid hormone level did not correlate with either medial or intimal venous width. We conclude there may be changes in the veins of hemodialysis patients with time that cause thickening of layers, even in veins not directly used for access. This may affect the creation or survival of subsequent vascular accesses. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America.
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