title: Regression of pulmonary artery hypertension due to development of a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
abstract: Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension (IPAH) is characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure in the absence of an identifiable underlying cause. The condition is usually relentlessly progressive with a short survival in the absence of treatment.(1) We describe a patient of IPAH in whom the pulmonary artery pressures significantly abated with complete disappearance of symptoms, following spontaneous development of a pulmonary arterio-venous malformation (PAVM).
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences/Owaisi Hospital, Hyderabad, India; Consultant Pulmonologist, Care Institute of Medical Sciences (Banjara), Hyderabad, India. Electronic address: ahpulmo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ashfaq
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.affiliation: Consultant Cardiologist, Care Institute of Medical Sciences (Nampally), Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: B K S
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sastry
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences/Owaisi Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aleem
authors.affiliation: Consultant Cardiologist, Care Institute of Medical Sciences (Musheerabad), Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Gokul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident and Tutor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences/Owaisi Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahmood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*
keywords: Arterio-venous malformation; Hemoptysis; Pregnancy; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Regression