Arteriovenous Fistulas Diagnosis and Management

• Otros Autores: Tjoumakaris, Stavropoula I. (Editor)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: IntechOpen 2013
• Materias: Cardiovascular medicine
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Arteriovenous fistulas are shunts between arteries and veins that can be found in many organs of the human body such as the brain, skin, eye and lung. These lesions can be symptomatic by causing ischemia, through the process of the steal phenomenon, or vascular congestion and subsequent hemorrhage,...