New Definition and Natural History of Patients With Diffuse Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations Twenty-Seven–Year Experience
Pierucci P, Murphy J, Henderson KJ, Chyun DA, White RI. New Definition and Natural History of Patients With Diffuse Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations Twenty-Seven–Year Experience. CHEST Journal 2008, 133: 653-661. PMID: 18198252, DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-1949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformationsPulmonary arteriovenous malformationsBilateral involvementArteriovenous malformationsOxygen saturationInitial oxygen saturationSegmental pulmonary arteriesHigh-risk groupOperative deathsLung transplantConsecutive patientsDuodenal ulcerPulmonary arterySignificant morbidityArtery originLiver necrosisFemale genderBrain hemorrhagePatientsMortality rateNatural historyYears' experienceHemoptysisHemorrhageDeath