Chilvers E R
Hammersmith Hospital, London.
Br J Hosp Med. 1988 Mar;39(3):188-92, 196.
In view of the high morbidity and mortality associated with unrecognized or untreated pulmonary arteriovenous malformations it is essential that a provisional diagnosis is followed by definitive investigation and prompt intervention. Careful physiological monitoring, including measurement of the right-to-left shunt, is required.