Article
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Chest - 1 Sept 2013
Cartin-Ceba Rodrigo, Swanson Karen L, Krowka Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are abnormal vascular structures that most often connect a pulmonary artery to a pulmonary vein, bypassing the normal pulmonary capillary bed and resulting in an intrapulmonary right-to-left shunt. As a consequence, patients with PAVM can have hypoxemia and paradoxical embolization complications, including stroke and brain abscess. PAVMs may be single or multiple,...
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