Case Report: Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses in COVID-19-Related Pulmonary Vascular Changes: A New Player in the Arena?
Up to now, COVID-19-related vascular changes were mainly described as thrombo-embolic events. A handful of researchers reported another type of vascular abnormality referred to as “vascular thickening” or “vascular enlargement,” without specifying whether the dilated vessels are arteries or veins no...
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| author | Salah D. Qanadli Ana Carolina Rocha David C. Rotzinger |
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| description | Up to now, COVID-19-related vascular changes were mainly described as thrombo-embolic events. A handful of researchers reported another type of vascular abnormality referred to as “vascular thickening” or “vascular enlargement,” without specifying whether the dilated vessels are arteries or veins nor providing a physiopathological hypothesis. Our observations indicate that the vascular dilatation occurs in the venous compartment, and underlying mechanisms might include increased blood flow due to inflammation and the activation of arteriovenous anastomoses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5304eefa02941b8b7fd4b744cd1898e2022-12-21T23:19:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2021-02-01810.3389/fmed.2021.639152639152Case Report: Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses in COVID-19-Related Pulmonary Vascular Changes: A New Player in the Arena?Salah D. QanadliAna Carolina RochaDavid C. RotzingerUp to now, COVID-19-related vascular changes were mainly described as thrombo-embolic events. A handful of researchers reported another type of vascular abnormality referred to as “vascular thickening” or “vascular enlargement,” without specifying whether the dilated vessels are arteries or veins nor providing a physiopathological hypothesis. Our observations indicate that the vascular dilatation occurs in the venous compartment, and underlying mechanisms might include increased blood flow due to inflammation and the activation of arteriovenous anastomoses.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.639152/fullCOVID-19computed tomographyperfusionpulmonary embolismarteriovenous anastomosesrespiratory failure |
| spellingShingle | Salah D. Qanadli Ana Carolina Rocha David C. Rotzinger Case Report: Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses in COVID-19-Related Pulmonary Vascular Changes: A New Player in the Arena? Frontiers in Medicine COVID-19 computed tomography perfusion pulmonary embolism arteriovenous anastomoses respiratory failure |
| title | Case Report: Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses in COVID-19-Related Pulmonary Vascular Changes: A New Player in the Arena? |
| title_full | Case Report: Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses in COVID-19-Related Pulmonary Vascular Changes: A New Player in the Arena? |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses in COVID-19-Related Pulmonary Vascular Changes: A New Player in the Arena? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses in COVID-19-Related Pulmonary Vascular Changes: A New Player in the Arena? |
| title_short | Case Report: Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses in COVID-19-Related Pulmonary Vascular Changes: A New Player in the Arena? |
| title_sort | case report intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses in covid 19 related pulmonary vascular changes a new player in the arena |
| topic | COVID-19 computed tomography perfusion pulmonary embolism arteriovenous anastomoses respiratory failure |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.639152/full |
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