title: Successful percutaneous coil occlusion of a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
abstract: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is one of the rarest congenital anomalies of cardiovascular system. We present a case of 30-year-old female with a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) arising from the right lower pulmonary artery and draining to the left atrium. She underwent successful embolization using three detachable Cook coils.
authors.affiliation: Section of Paediatric Cardiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Al-Ata
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Jameel
authors.forename: Amin Muhammed
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Arfi
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ayman
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasser
authors.forename: Kouatli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amjad
authors.forename: Al-Githmi
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Iskandar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016896:Treatment Outcome