- Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the lung are
- abnormal arteriovenous communications
- leading to a right to left shunt
- AVMs of the lung are rare
- can occur in people of any age.
- most are aymptomatic
- incidental finding on a
- chest x-ray or CT scan
- AVMs of the lung can
- bleeding,
- cause heart failure when large
- result in paradoxical emboli
-
AVM from Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Courtesy Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 24131
Post Embolization of AVM in a Patient with Cirrhosis Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Courtesy Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 24137
