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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM)
Definitions
Abnormal, capillary-free vascular communication between pulmonary artery & vein, allowing R → L shunt
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
Angiographic Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
Holden VK et al: Implications of an incidental pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 4(1):2324709616637190, 2016
Kijima Y et al: Usefulness of transcranial Doppler for detecting pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Am J Cardiol. 117(7):1180-4, 2016
Anticoli S et al: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation as a cause of embolic stroke: case report and review of the literature. Interv Neurol. 3(1):27-30, 2015
Gill SS et al: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and their mimics. Clin Radiol. 70(1):96-110, 2015
Park J et al: Successful treatment of a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation by repeated coil embolization. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 78(4):408-11, 2015
Iqbal N et al: Pulmonary arteriovascular malformation: a rare cause of unexplained hypoxia and acute dyspnoea in young patients. BMJ Case Rep. 2014, 2014
Shovlin CL: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 190(11):1217-28, 2014
Cartin-Ceba R et al: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Chest. 144(3):1033-44, 2013
Lacombe P et al: Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: an overview. Diagn Interv Imaging. 94(9):835-48, 2013
Manawadu D et al: Screening for right-to-left shunts with contrast transcranial Doppler in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Stroke. 42(5):1473-4, 2011
Sharifah AI et al: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: a rare cause of cyanosis in a child. Singapore Med J. 50(4):e127-9, 2009
Faughnan ME et al: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in children: outcomes of transcatheter embolotherapy. J Pediatr. 145(6):826-31, 2004
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM)
Definitions
Abnormal, capillary-free vascular communication between pulmonary artery & vein, allowing R → L shunt
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
Angiographic Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
Holden VK et al: Implications of an incidental pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 4(1):2324709616637190, 2016
Kijima Y et al: Usefulness of transcranial Doppler for detecting pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Am J Cardiol. 117(7):1180-4, 2016
Anticoli S et al: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation as a cause of embolic stroke: case report and review of the literature. Interv Neurol. 3(1):27-30, 2015
Gill SS et al: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and their mimics. Clin Radiol. 70(1):96-110, 2015
Park J et al: Successful treatment of a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation by repeated coil embolization. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 78(4):408-11, 2015
Iqbal N et al: Pulmonary arteriovascular malformation: a rare cause of unexplained hypoxia and acute dyspnoea in young patients. BMJ Case Rep. 2014, 2014
Shovlin CL: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 190(11):1217-28, 2014
Cartin-Ceba R et al: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Chest. 144(3):1033-44, 2013
Lacombe P et al: Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: an overview. Diagn Interv Imaging. 94(9):835-48, 2013
Manawadu D et al: Screening for right-to-left shunts with contrast transcranial Doppler in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Stroke. 42(5):1473-4, 2011
Sharifah AI et al: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: a rare cause of cyanosis in a child. Singapore Med J. 50(4):e127-9, 2009