title: How should I treat pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in a patient with Rendu-Osler disease presenting with transient ischaemic attack.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A 42-year-old man with no cardiovascular risk factors or history was admitted for evaluation of an episode of transient ischaemic attack (TIA). He had no cardiovascular risk factors and his physical examination was unremarkable.
  
  
  METHODS
  Physical examination, electrography, transesophageal echocardiogram, coronary angiogram.
  
  
  METHODS
  Intrapulmonary shunting, in the presence of arteriovenous malformations, possible hereditary haemorrhagic telangectasia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Transcatheter occlusion of multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations using an AMPLATZER vascular plug.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. flavio.dascenzi@libero.it
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: d'Ascenzi
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zacà
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iadanza
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mondillo
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome