000 Arterio-Venous Malformations

  • 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
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