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Like all arteriovenous malformations, pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) “steal, shunt, or bleed.” PAVMs are important as systemic venous blood can bypass the lungs, leading to hypoxia or paradoxical embolism. PAVMs tend to increase in size with time
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Robinson, G. (2010). Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations. In: Kessel, D., Ray, C. (eds) Transcatheter Embolization and Therapy. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-897-7_15
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