A case of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: role of interventional radiology in diagnosis and treatment

Authors

Pranav Sharma, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Heath at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Follow
Puneet Kochar, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Heath at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Follow
Salil Sharma, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Heath at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Follow
Nishant Gupta, Department of Radiology, Saint Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Follow
Shuo Li, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Heath at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Follow
Kusum Hooda, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Heath at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Follow
Yogesh Kumar, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Heath at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Follow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Annals of translational medicine

Abstract

Pulmonary arterio-venous malformations (PAVMs) are abnormal pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins communicating directly without interposition of a capillary bed and about 80-90% of patients with PAVMs eventually may present with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), remaining ones are sporadic cases. On the other hand, about 15-35% of HHT patients may present with PAVMs. The PAVMs have a tendency to grow and increase in size over time and various factors like puberty, pregnancy and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) affect growth. This condition needs early diagnosis, aggressive management and vigilant follow up. Our article aims to review pulmonary AVMs as a rare cause of strokes in young patients. We will discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, complications, the therapeutic options and the follow up.

First Page

345

DOI

10.21037/atm.2017.06.23

Publication Date

9-1-2017

Recommended Citation

Sharma, Pranav; Kochar, Puneet; Sharma, Salil; Gupta, Nishant; Li, Shuo; Hooda, Kusum; and Kumar, Yogesh, "A case of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: role of interventional radiology in diagnosis and treatment" (2017). Radiology. 36.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/radiology/36

Identifier

28936439 (pubmed); PMC5599280 (pmc); 10.21037/atm.2017.06.23 (doi); atm-05-17-345 (pii)