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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations and Embolic Complications in Patients With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia.
We describe baseline characteristics of HHT and compare the prevalence of embolic complications in patients with significant PAVM compared to patients without significant PAVM. One hundred and eight consecutive patients were included. Significant PAVM was defined as: contrast echocardiography grade 2 or greater; bilateral PAVM or feeding artery bigger than 3mm; or previous PAVM treatment. Primary composite outcome was defined as: cerebrovascular accident, cerebral abscess or peripheral embolism. 20% of participants had embolic complications, the most frequent one was stroke. Embolic complications were associated with signi...
Source: Archivos de Bronconeumologia - March 11, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Angriman F, Ferreyro BL, Wainstein EJ, Serra MM Tags: Arch Bronconeumol Source Type: research