Pulmonary shunt grading on transthoracic contrast echocardiography predicts the indication for transcatheter embolotherapy of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations
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Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in children: outcomes of transcatheter embolotherapy.
OBJECTIVE To describe outcomes of transcatheter embolotherapy (TCE) in children with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs). STUDY DESIGN Chart and imaging review of all children (age </=18 years) treated for PAVMs by TCE at three hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia centers. RESULTS All 42 treated patients were included, with a mean age of 12 years (range, 4 to 18). Cyanosis was pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p3818