Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation and Embolic Myocardial Infarction in a Patient With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

This report describes a case of embolic myocardial infarction secondary to a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare and mostly congenital and are inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder known as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Myocardial infar...

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Autores principales: Sánchez-Fernández, Gabriel, García-López, Fernando, Martínez-Bendayán, Isaac, Bello-Peón, María José, Marzoa-Rivas, Raquel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.046
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Sumario:This report describes a case of embolic myocardial infarction secondary to a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare and mostly congenital and are inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder known as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Myocardial infarction is an uncommon complication in patients with untreated pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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