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Optimizing vascular access outcomes remains an ongoing challenge for the renal community1. The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is widely recognized as the access of choice because of greater reliability, fewer complications, reduced infections, fewer events that require hospitalization and decreased mortality2.…