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  • Thumbnail for Shunt (medical)
    or acquired shunts; acquired shunts (sometimes referred to as iatrogenic shunts) may be either biological or mechanical. Cardiac shunts may be described...
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    An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein. It may be congenital, surgically created for hemodialysis...
    7 KB (686 words) - 19:56, 29 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Arteriovenous malformation
    An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an abnormal connection between arteries and veins, bypassing the capillary system. Usually congenital, this vascular...
    27 KB (2,924 words) - 19:29, 24 June 2024
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    Cimino fistula (redirect from Cimino shunt)
    fistula, also Cimino-Brescia fistula, surgically created arteriovenous fistula and (less precisely) arteriovenous fistula (often abbreviated AV fistula...
    6 KB (735 words) - 19:15, 28 January 2023
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    adult's heart); it may be acquired (such as an arteriovenous fistula) or innate (such as the arteriovenous shunt of a metarteriole); and it may be natural...
    15 KB (1,644 words) - 09:17, 17 June 2024
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    resulting in shunting of blood. This results in improperly oxygenated blood. (I67.1) Cerebral arteriovenous fistula, acquired (I77.0) Arteriovenous fistula...
    22 KB (2,335 words) - 19:18, 17 April 2024
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    hemorrhage in neonates. The heart failure is due to the size of the arteriovenous shunt that can steal 80% or more of the cardiac output, with large volumes...
    16 KB (1,716 words) - 11:27, 26 October 2023
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    An arteriovenous graft (AVG) relies on the same principle but bridges the gap between the artery and vein with a medical-grade prosthetic shunt. Over...
    107 KB (13,208 words) - 14:24, 29 May 2024
  • directly shunted into the veins as there is an absence of a capillary bed. This carries a high risk of an intracranial hemorrhage. Arteriovenous fistula...
    11 KB (1,042 words) - 16:11, 12 June 2023
  • Caput medusae can also result. A portacaval shunt is analogous in that it diverts circulation; as with shunts and anastomoses generally, the terms are often...
    5 KB (342 words) - 18:18, 26 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Dural arteriovenous fistula
    venous hypertension as a result of arterial-venous shunting. The Borden Classification of dural arteriovenous malformations or fistulas, groups into three types...
    13 KB (1,288 words) - 20:37, 3 April 2024
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    include: Prehepatic causes Portal vein thrombosis Splenic vein thrombosis Arteriovenous fistula (increased portal blood flow) Splenomegaly and/or hypersplenism...
    28 KB (2,972 words) - 05:24, 18 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
    intrahepatic portosystemic shunt treatment is discouraged due to the lack of documented benefit. The decision to treat brain arteriovenous malformations depends...
    49 KB (5,770 words) - 17:59, 29 November 2023
  • the brain; however, cases have been documented in these areas. Spinal arteriovenous malformations are the main cause and are represented later in this article...
    9 KB (937 words) - 00:01, 29 November 2023
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    as arteriovenous malformations. These are usually congenital and the connections are made from a tangle of capillaries. A cerebral arteriovenous malformation...
    49 KB (6,218 words) - 19:52, 18 June 2024
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    sinuses or cortical veins. It accounts for 10 to 15% of intracranial arteriovenous shunts. DAVF lacks a nidus. Signs and symptoms of DAVF are: headache, tinnitus...
    30 KB (3,586 words) - 11:17, 28 June 2024
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    Neurosurgery (category Surgical specialties)
    parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including...
    51 KB (5,316 words) - 00:54, 15 June 2024
  • right-to-left shunts of the heart. However, it can also be used to detect other forms of right-to-left shunts including pulmonary arteriovenous malformations...
    14 KB (1,850 words) - 21:34, 25 February 2024
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    Hypoxemia (section Shunting)
    time for gas diffusion and results in a hypoxemia. Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunts are dormant capillaries within the lungs that become recruited when...
    26 KB (3,139 words) - 14:01, 30 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia
    surround them. Elevated serum estrogen levels, local trauma, and arteriovenous shunting are most likely contributing factors. The TEK gene, which codes...
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