Prevalence of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations as Estimated by Low-Dose Thoracic CT Screening
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Prevalence of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations as estimated by low-dose thoracic CT screening.
BACKGROUND Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are rarely encountered in clinical practice. The prevalence of PAVMs associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) has been estimated based on the rate in the family members of HHT patients, but the prevalence of PAVMs in the general population remains unknown. METHODS We retrospectively examined the prevalence and clinica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7305