Cardiac failure and pulmonary hypertension secondary to renal arteriovenous malformation: a case report

Abstract Background Heart failure is usually associated with a low-cardiac-output state; however, a minority of these patients are characterized by a high-output cardiac state, described as a cardiac index of > 4 L/minute/m2. Usually such circulation is associated with low systemic vascular resis...

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Main Authors: Laura J. Albak, Ashish H. Shah, James W. Tam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02764-y