Arteriovenous fistula

An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein. It may be congenital, surgically created for hemodialysis treatments, or acquired due to pathologic process, such as trauma or erosion of an arterial aneurysm.

This article is about AV fistulas in general. For the surgical procedure, see Cimino fistula.
"Arteriovenous shunt" redirects here. For nonpathologic AV shunts, see metarteriole and glomus body.
Arteriovenous fistula
Illustration of an arteriovenous fistula
SpecialtyCardiology 
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