Pulmonary gas exchange in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients with liver arteriovenous malformations

Pulmonary gas exchange in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients with liver arteriovenous malformations

Abstract Background The severity of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) disease is generally related to vascular visceral involvement represented by arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) remain normal in HHT patients without Pulmonary AVMs (PAVMs) and respirator...

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Main Authors: Carole de Picciotto, Mostafa El Hajjam, Carma Karam, Thierry Chinet, Marcel Bonay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Pulmonary diffusing capacity
Arteriovenous malformations
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Computed tomography scan of the liver and chest
Echocardiography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1106-y

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