Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: diagnostic and treatment characteristics.

William Salibe-Filho Bruna Mamprim Piloto Ellen Pierre de Oliveira Marcela Araujo Castro Breno Boueri Affonso Joaquim Maurício da Motta Leal Filho Edgar Bortolini Mário Terra-Filho

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)

In both of the PAVM groups, there was a predominance of women and of fistulas located in the lower lobes. Few of the patients had respiratory symptoms, and most had an SpO2 > 90%. The treatment chosen for all patients was percutaneous transcatheter embolization.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
pulmonary hypertension
type diabetes
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
patient reported outcomes
minimally invasive
adipose tissue
depressive symptoms
smoking cessation
sleep quality