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Transcatheter closure of a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

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Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) are rare pulmonary vascular anomalies. Over 50 % of the cases are associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia or Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome. Untreated PAVMs progressively enlarge and can cause significant right-to-left shunting. Surgical- and catheter-based approaches have been used in the management of PAVM. We report a case of a 74-year-old man who presented with dyspnea and hypoxia and was found to have a large right-sided PAVM. He underwent percutaneous closure of the PAVM with an Amplatzer device with significant improvement of his symptoms.

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  1. Section of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 920 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Williams Pavilion 3010, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA

    Talla A. Rousan & Mazen Abu-Fadel

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Christopher Parker

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Parker, C., Rousan, T.A. & Abu-Fadel, M. Transcatheter closure of a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Cardiovasc Interv and Ther 30, 270–272 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-014-0276-2

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