An arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) is a connection created between an artery and a vein. People with end-stage kidney disease often need an AV fistula in their arm as a way to provide access for ...

The patient is a 79-year-old male with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation and diabetes mellitus who presented in March 2000 to a Neurologist with a 6-month history of progressive bilateral ...

A 61-year-old man with a decade-long history of a pulsatile bruit in his right ear presented to our institution for workup by ambulance after a seizure. He had received treatment previously for ...

A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an abnormal tangle of unusually formed blood vessels in the brain (Figure 1). Over time, these vessels can weaken and bleed into the brain itself. Brain ...

Angiography shows that stereotactic radiosurgery obliterates most cerebral arteriovenous malformations after a latency period of a few years. However, the effect of this procedure on the risk of ...

Vascular neurosurgery is a subspecialty of neurosurgery. Neurosurgery refers to procedures of your brain, spine, spinal cord, and nerves (central nervous system). Vascular neurosurgeons specialize in ...

An AVM is an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins, often found in the brain, that disrupts normal blood flow Tricia Despres is a writer for PEOPLE digital, covering everything from country music to ...

At the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting, researchers have presented findings about how pregnancy can worsen the rupture risk for brain arteriovenous malformations, ...

The purpose of this paper is to present an additional case of coexistent acquired and congenital arteriovenous fistulas with associated pseudoaneurysms complicated by endarteritis and endocarditis ...

An arteriovenous (AV) fistula connects an artery to a vein in your arm. This provides a stronger access point for the needles from a hemodialysis machine. If you have end stage kidney disease (ESKD), ...