title: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Myocardial Infarction.
abstract: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that leads to epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, iron deficiency anemia, and arteriovenous malformations at the lungs, the liver, and the brain. However, due to its rarity and its unspecific findings on routine examinations, diagnosis is not easy unless suspected due to hypoxemia or paradoxical embolism. We present a case of a 46-year-old-woman with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and hypoxemia who presented a myocardial infarction secondary to paradoxical embolism through pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Service, Dr Negrín University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: Efrén
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Quintana
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Service, Dr Negrín University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: Fayna
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-González
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Service, Insular-Materno Infantil University Hospital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gopar-Gopar
keywords: Osler–Weber–Rendu syndrome; hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia; myocardial infarction; pulmonary arteriovenous malformations