Eduard de Winter
phd-candidate vascular surgery
Curriculum Vitae
Eduard obtained his medical degree in 2022 after studying medicine at Leiden university. During his clinical work at the department of surgery in the Haaglanden Medical Centre (HMC), the Hague, he also participated in clinical studies on the predictive value of intraoperative blood flow on maturation rates of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs), and the beneficial effects of preoperative forearm exercises on AVFs. Further exploring his interest in vascular surgery, he started in the group of Dr. M.R. de Vries and Prof. Dr. Quax in the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) in 2023, where he will focus on pre-clinical research involving singe cell RNA sequencing in arteriovenous fistulas in murine models.
Recent publications
Intraoperative transit time flow measurement predicts maturation of radiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas
Intraoperative transit time flow measurement predicts maturation of radiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas
The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the first choice for gaining vascular access for hemodialysis. However, 20% to 50% of AVFs fail within 4 months after creation. Although demographic risk factors have been described, there is little evidence on the intraoperative predictors of AVF maturation failure. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of intraoperative transit time flow measurements (TTFMs) on AVF maturation failure.
Supervised Pre-Operative Forearm Exercise to Increase Blood Vessel Diameter in Haemodialysis Patients: The PINCH Trial
Supervised Pre-Operative Forearm Exercise to Increase Blood Vessel Diameter in Haemodialysis Patients: The PINCH Trial