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Arteriovenous Malformation
Researchers from University of Illinois report details of new studies and findings in the area of arteriovenous malformation
December 12th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "The diagnosis of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in patients remains a diagnostic challenge to the emergency physician. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are abnormal direct connections that shunt unoxygenated blood from pulmonary arteries to pulmonary veins, resulting in hypoxia." "They represent a rare clinical entity and are usually associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. We report a case of a young man who presented to the emergency department with an acute onset of right-sided chest pain, and vital signs and laboratory findings that did not clinically correlate with his history or...
Source: Genomics & Genetics Weekly (2008-12-12)
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