Hemothorax Due to Rupture of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation An Interventional Emergency
Berg AM, Amirbekian S, Mojibian H, Trow TK, Smith SJ, White RI. Hemothorax Due to Rupture of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation An Interventional Emergency. CHEST Journal 2010, 137: 705-707. PMID: 20202952, DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arteriovenous malformationsLife-threatening eventsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaDrainage of bloodEmergent embolizationSpontaneous hemothoraxInterventional therapyFirst manifestationArteriovenous malformationsHemorrhagic telangiectasiaPleural spaceHemothoraxGenetic testingEmbolizationFamily membersTamponadeHemorrhageThoracentesisPatientsTherapyMalformationsExsanguinationThe Effect of Left-Sided Versus Right-Sided Contrast Infusion on Attenuation of the Main Pulmonary Artery When Performing Computed Tomography Angiograms of the Chest
Grimm LJ, Cornfeld D, Mojibian HR. The Effect of Left-Sided Versus Right-Sided Contrast Infusion on Attenuation of the Main Pulmonary Artery When Performing Computed Tomography Angiograms of the Chest. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2010, 34: 52-57. PMID: 20118722, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e3181ad2cfe.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMain pulmonary arteryPulmonary arteryPulmonary emboliCT angiogramConsecutive CT angiogramsPulmonary artery attenuationPatient characteristicsTomography angiogramContrast infusionExclusion criteriaArteryAngiogramsStatistical differenceMean attenuationInjection sideEmboliMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisInfusionChestArmStudy detailsPatientsConfoundersNumber of scans