Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: overview and transcatheter embolotherapy.
Pulmonary AVMs are most commonly seen in patients with HHT, a fascinating multi-system disorder that is all too often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Not only a medical curiosity, HHT is a serious condition that causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary AVMs are effectively and safely treated by transcatheter embolotherapy.
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Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St., Toronto, ON M5B 1W8. r.pugash@utoronto.ca
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications