1. [Large venous malformations increase the risk of thromboembolic complications].
- Author
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Hedelund L and Poulsen LH
- Subjects
- Adult, Arteriovenous Malformations blood, Arteriovenous Malformations diagnosis, Arteriovenous Malformations therapy, Blood Coagulation Disorders blood, Blood Flow Velocity physiology, Critical Pathways, Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products analysis, Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary etiology, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome diagnosis, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Pulmonary Embolism etiology, Risk Factors, Arteriovenous Malformations complications, Blood Coagulation Disorders complications, Thromboembolism etiology, Venous Thrombosis etiology
- Abstract
Venous malformations (VM) represent vascular developmental errors. They are low-flow lesions composed of ectatic vessels that histologically and morphologically are similar to veins. Episodic thromboses commonly occur in VM. Moreover, pulmonary emboli, sudden death and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension have been described in children and adults with extensive VM. This article discusses the management and treatment of patients with extensive VM.
- Published
- 2013