title: Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula coexisting with secundum atrial septal defect. An unusual cause of stroke in a young woman.
abstract: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) consist of an abnormal connection between the pulmonary artery and vein bypassing the pulmonary capillary bed. Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae are characterized by a right-to-left shunt of variable magnitude, and they may be accompanied by other congenital anomalies. We describe a case of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula with a secundum type atrial septal defect (ASD) in a 38-year-old woman, who underwent successful transcatheter closure of both the ASD and PAVM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Haseki, Aksaray, 34350, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kucukoglu
authors.forename: U Y
authors.initials: UY
authors.lastname: Sinan
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Kilickesmez
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Saltık
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gurmen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*