03:00 PM Abstract No. 403 Large-volume institutional experience with the microvascular plug system (MVP) for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation embolization

A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is an anomalous connection between a pulmonary artery and a pulmonary vein that lacks a capillary bed. The most common symptoms of PAVM are dyspnea, exercise intolerance, migraine, stroke or transient ischemic attack, and lung hemorrhage. The treatment of choice is transcatheter embolization with the most common embolic devices being coils (multiple manufacturers) or Amplatzer plugs (AVP) (St. Jude Medical, Plymouth, MN) to occlude the malformation. The newest embolic device for PAVM occlusion is the microvascular plug (MVP) (Micro Vascular Plug System, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN).
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Scientific Session 42: Need Some Inspiration Source Type: research