Recurrence of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in a female with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 327, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 294-298

  Chao, Heng Sheng ^b   Chern, Ming Sheng ^b   Chen, Yi Chu ^b   Chang, Shi Chuan ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chest sonography; Contrast echocardiography; Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia; Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations; Transcatheter embolotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; OXYGENATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442695595     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200405000-00033     Document Type: Article

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