title: Conservative therapy with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist for a uterine arteriovenous malformation in a patient with congenital heart disease.
abstract: Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is rare but it can cause life-threatening genital bleeding. Conservative therapy with GnRHa can be a useful option for treating a uterine AVM presenting with a congenital heart disease shunt in hemodynamically stable patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Kinue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katano
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiura-Ogasawara
keywords: Congenital heart disease; gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist; uterine arteriovenous malformation