A case of dyspnea: respiratory failure due to pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

A case of dyspnea: respiratory failure due to pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are abnormal communications between pulmonary arteries and veins. The clinical features suggestive of PAVMs are stigmata of right-to-left shunting (dyspnea, hypoxemia, cyanosis, cerebral embolism, brain abscess), unexplained hemoptysis, or hemothorax. We...

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Main Authors: Lucio Brugioni, Chiara Catena, Eugenio Ferraro, Serena Scarabottini, Francesca Mori, Enrico Clini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-11-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
right-to-left shunt
dyspnea
hypoxemia
embolotherapy
Online Access:https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1195

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