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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistulas

Known as: Arteriovenous fistula of pulmonary vessels, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation, arteriovenous fistulas pulmonary 
A congenital or acquired malformation characterized by abnormal communication between the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins in the lungs.
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1946-2017
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1936-2018
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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistulas
pathologic fistula
Pulmonary artery structure
Autosomal recessive inheritance
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Clinical and anatomic outcomes after embolotherapy of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
PURPOSE To assess long-term clinical and imaging results of technically successful pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (AVM… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Genotype-phenotype relationship in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by vascular malformations in… (More)
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2005
2005
A New Device for Vascular Embolization: Report on Case of Two Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistulas Embolization Using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug
A pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) is a rare vascular malformation commonly treated by embolization with coils or balloons… (More)
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1999
1999
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas (PAVFs) are rare vascular malformations of the lung. There is a strong association with Rendu… (More)
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1999
1999
Scimitar syndrome with pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas.
Right abnormal pulmonary venous return into the inferior vena cava associated with abnormal fissure, dextrocardia, and systemic… (More)
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1995
1995
A cure for pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas?
Diffuse bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas developed in a cyanotic child with left atrial isomerism, consisting of an… (More)
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1994
1994
[Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas].
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas are rare congenital malformations associated in 40% of cases with Osler-Weber-Rendu disease. PAF… (More)
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1983
1983
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas: a case report.
An 11 year old boy had a congenital pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, which was previously mistaken for a congenital cyanotic… (More)
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1976
1976
Detecting intrapulmonary right-to-left shunt with contrast echocardiography. Observations in a patient with diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas.
Contrast echocardiography has been useful in detecting intracardiac right-to-left shunts. In a patient with hereditary… (More)
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Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas.
Previously reported from our institution has been a series of 63 patients with pulmonary arteriovenous fistula who were seen from… (More)
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