TY - JOUR ID - 8254 TI - Diffuse Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation in Children: Essential Value of Contrast Echocardiography in Diagnosis JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Zahari, Norazah AU - Abdul Rahman, Amir Hamzah AU - Yubbu, Putri AD - Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AD - Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Tuanku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Malaysia. AD - Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 5 IS - 5 SP - 4985 EP - 4989 KW - Children KW - pulmonary arteriovenous malformation KW - Transthoracic contrast echocardiography DO - 10.22038/ijp.2017.21495.1819 N2 - Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) are abnormal communications between pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins, and most commonly congenital in nature. Although rare, it is an important consideration in cyanotic patients of unknown cause. We report 3 cases with diffuse PAVM in children with different clinical manifestations and initial diagnosis was made by transthoracic contrast echocardiogram. Transthoracic contrast echocardiography (TTCE) is valuable as initial diagnostic tools for diffuse PAVM.  Pulmonary angiography should be reserved for therapeutic purposes for PAVM rather than diagnostic. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_8254.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_8254_ccfcdfef9ed01746d86f104f944712f8.pdf ER -