 Arteriovenous Malformations
"Arteriovenous Malformations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Abnormal formation of blood vessels that shunt arterial blood directly into veins without passing through the CAPILLARIES. They usually are crooked, dilated, and with thick vessel walls. A common type is the congenital arteriovenous fistula. The lack of blood flow and oxygen in the capillaries can lead to tissue damage in the affected areas.
| Descriptor ID |
D001165
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.850.750 C14.907.150 C16.131.240.850.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Arteriovenous Malformations- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Arteriovenous Malformation
- Malformation, Arteriovenous
- Malformations, Arteriovenous
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arteriovenous Malformations" by people in Profiles.
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Lopes DK, Bagan B, Wells K. Onyx embolization of arteriovenous malformations using 2 microcatheters. Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar; 66(3):616-8; discussion 618-9.
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Scudiere JR, Cimbaluk D, Jakate S. A 74-year-old man with fatal gastrointestinal bleeding. Ruptured Dieulafoy lesion or caliber-persistent artery. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006 Feb; 130(2):223-4.
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Gomez-Tortosa E, Martin EM, Gaviria M, Charbel F, Ausman JI. Selective deficit of one language in a bilingual patient following surgery in the left perisylvian area. Brain Lang. 1995 Mar; 48(3):320-5.
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