Isolated pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas with massive right-to-left shunt as a rare cause of cryptogenic stroke in a young woman

Isr Med Assoc J. 2014 May;16(5):320-1.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography / methods
  • Arteriovenous Fistula* / complications
  • Arteriovenous Fistula* / diagnosis
  • Arteriovenous Fistula* / physiopathology
  • Arteriovenous Fistula* / therapy
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Female
  • Hematologic Tests
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism* / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Embolism* / etiology
  • Intracranial Embolism* / physiopathology
  • Intracranial Embolism* / therapy
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology
  • Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Veins / physiopathology
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Stroke* / diagnosis
  • Stroke* / etiology
  • Stroke* / physiopathology
  • Stroke* / therapy
  • Thrombolytic Therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Supplementary concepts

  • Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistulas