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SUBMITTER: Shahandeh N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7452037 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Radiology case reports 20200818 10
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of arteriovenous malformations. The arteriovenous shunts may result in high output heart failure, which predisposes to atrial dilatation and atrial fibrillation. Due to recurrent bleeding from epistaxis or the gastrointestinal tract, patients with HHT and atrial fibrillation are at high risk of bleeding if anticoagulated for stroke prevention. In this report, we present a case of a 74-y ...[more]