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Diagnosis of bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas by right heart contrast-enhanced ultrasonography combined with transthoracic high-frequency ultrasonography: a rare case report
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  • Xiaofeng Zhang,
  • Yongzhi Cai,
  • Tongtong Huang,
  • Ji Wu
Xiaofeng Zhang
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

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Yongzhi Cai
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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Tongtong Huang
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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Ji Wu
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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Abstract

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) is a rare clinical disorder characterized anatomically by an abnormal right-to-left shunt (RLS) at the pulmonary vascular level. RLS was detected by right-heart contrast echocardiography (RHCE), and a large number of contrast microbubbles were detected entering the left atrium and ventricle from the left and right pulmonary veins, Intuitively prompt bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. Computed tomography angiography confirmed the diagnosis. We report a case of a patient with PAVF complicated with pulmonary hypertension, RHCE with high-frequency transthoracic ultrasound showed the typical signs of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. We used this method for the first time to diagnose pulmonary arteriovenous fistula.