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However, little is known about the role of early AVF dysfunction as an independent risk factor for death in hemodialysis patients. A retrospective cohort study was performed using data of patients who underwent initial AVF surgery at a single institution. Demographic, clinical, biochemistry and AVF parameters were extracted from the electronic records, and the association between these variables and mortality was analyzed by Cox proportional hazards model. A total of 501 patients on hemodialysis (63.4\u2009\u00b1\u200912.7\u00a0years, 57.3% male) were included, and the median observation period was 3.66\u00a0years. In multivariate analysis, early failure of AVF (hazard ratio (95% confidence interval): 1.54 (1.06\u20132.24); p\u2009=\u20090.023) was associated with overall mortality but not cardiovascular mortality. 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