Hemodynamic influence of multiple congenital arteriovenous fistulas. Report of a case.
A 16-year-old girl complained of sensations of weight, swelling warmth and freqeunt sweating from her right arm and hand. Varicose veins were seen on the dorsal aspect of her right hand, her right arm was longer than the left. Since birth she had a capillary hemangioma involving her right shoulder. Right arm and aortocervical arteriograms disclosed large arteriovenous fistulas. Cardiac output was markedly increased. No cardiac enlargement was seen at X-ray examination. The prognosis and future management of the patient are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography; D001132:Arm / Q000002:abnormalities; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D012782:Shoulder; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014648:Varicose Veins