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Imperial College London |
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Information provided by: | Imperial College London |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00733759 |
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are thin-walled abnormal vessels which provide direct capillary-free communications between the pulmonary and systemic circulations. Patients with PAVMs have usually have low blood oxygen levels and are at risk of other complications including strokes, brain abscesses, pregnancy-related complications and haemorrhage. We hypothesise that the complications of PAVM patients arise from their PAVMs and not the more recognised intracardiac forms of shunting. We propose to perform echocardiograms to enable assessment of the presence of other causes of capillary-free communications between the pulmonary and systemic circulations.
Condition |
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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Prospective |
Official Title: | The Evaluation of Intra-Cardiac Shunts in Patients With Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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Study ID Numbers: | IC/CLS10 |
Study First Received: | August 12, 2008 |
Last Updated: | August 12, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00733759 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee |
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Cardiovascular Abnormalities Aneurysm Vascular Malformations |
Vascular Diseases Hemangioma Arteriovenous Malformations Congenital Abnormalities |
Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Cardiovascular Abnormalities Aneurysm Vascular Malformations Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue |
Vascular Diseases Hemangioma Cardiovascular Diseases Arteriovenous Malformations Congenital Abnormalities |