Systemic-pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae with pulmonary hypertension: A case report

BACKGROUND: Arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is an extremely rare disease of vascular malformation that involves fistulae formation between the systemic and pulmonary AV systems. CASE REPRESENTATION: This case report describes a rare systemic-pulmonary AV fistulae of congenital origin, accompanied by pul...

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Autores principales: Shi, Yan-Ping, Li, Yi-Dan, Lv, Xiu-Zhang, Yang, Yuan-Hua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5841999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29465587
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000009959
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is an extremely rare disease of vascular malformation that involves fistulae formation between the systemic and pulmonary AV systems. CASE REPRESENTATION: This case report describes a rare systemic-pulmonary AV fistulae of congenital origin, accompanied by pulmonary hypertension, as determined by aortic angiography and echocardiography. CONCLUSION: Characteristics, diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches of this rare abnormality are explored.

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