Age

18–75

Sex

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

Incident patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on stage G3b to G5, not end-stage renal disease, according to KDIGO guidelines

Patient already on hemodialysis maintenance therapy, or switching from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis
Arteriovenous fistula creation not feasible surgically or technically, or surgery contra-indicated
Known thrombophilia other than antiphospholipid syndrome
Active neoplasia
aPL assays not relevant (treatment, inflammatory state, etc...)

Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation in Hemodialysis Patients With or Without Positive Antiphospholipid Antibodies