Diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in children: essential value of contrast echocardiography in diagnosis

• Main Authors: Zahari, Norazah, Abd Rahman, Amir Hamzah, Yubbu, Putri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61479/1/Diffuse%20pulmonary%20arteriovenous%20malformation%20in%20children%20essential%20value%20of%20contrast%20echocardiography%20in%20diagnosis.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61479/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) are abnormal communications between pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins, and most commonly congenital in nature. Although rare, it is an important consideration in cyanotic patients of unknown cause. We report 3 cases with diffuse PAVM in children with...