Table 2—

Characteristics of 20 patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations(PAVMs) on thoracic computed tomography (CT)

PatientCuraçao criteriaHHT genetic typeTTCE gradeCardiac cycle#PAVMs on thoracic CT nPAVM: lung locationPAVM: lung lobe locationAfferent artery size mmAngiography/PAVM lung lobe location
14II281 embolisedPeripheralRLL
23I261PeripheralRLL2.4
34I251PeripheralRLL31 PAVM/RLL
44I241 and 2 embolisedPeripheralLingule (RLL; LUL embolised)3.3
54II251 and 1 embolisedPeripheralLingule (LLL embolised)4.3
64II331PeripheralRLL2.8
74II331PeripheralLLL3
84I331PeripheralLLL3.11 PAVM/LLL
94I31CentralLUL3.31 PAVM/LUL
104I331PeripheralRLL4
113I341PeripheralRUL41 PAVM/RUL
124II341PeripheralRML4.31 PAVM/RML
134II341PeripheralRLL5.31 PAVM/RLL
143II431PeripheralRUL3.6
154I41 and 1 embolisedPeripheralRLL (LLL embolised)41 PAVM/RLL
164I431PeripheralRLL6.6
174I44MultipleMultiple PAVMs
184I43Multiple (3 embolised)Multiple PAVMs
194I43Multiple (2 embolised)Multiple PAVMs
204I43Multiple
  • HHT: hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia; TTCE: transthoracic contrast echocardiography; RLL: right lower lobe; LUL: left upper lobe; LLL: left lower lobe; RUL: right upper lobe; RML: right median lobe; Embolised: PAVM previously treated with embolotherapy. #: number of cardiac cycles when the contrast is first visualised in the left atrium.