ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS
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Arteriovenous malformations are blood
vessel defects that occur before birth when the fetus is growing in
the uterus (prenatal development). The blood vessels appear as a
tangled mass of arteries and veins. They do not possess the
capillary (very fine blood vessels) bed which normally exists in the
common area where the arteries and veins lie in close proximity (artery-vein
interface). An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) may hemorrhage, or
bleed, leading to serious complications that can be life-threatening. |
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