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Descriptor
English
:
Arteriovenous Fistula
Descriptor
Spanish
:
fístula arteriovenosa
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Fístula Arteriovenosa
Synonyms
English
:
Aneurysm, Arteriovenous
Arteriovenous Aneurysm
Arteriovenous Fistulas
Fistula, Arteriovenous
Fistulas, Arteriovenous
Tree Number:
C14.240.850.750.147
C14.240.850.984.750
C14.907.150.125
C14.907.933.555
C16.131.240.850.750.125
C23.300.575.950.250
Definition
English
:
An abnormal direct
communication
between an
artery
and a vein without passing through the
CAPILLARIES
. An A-V
fistula
usually leads to the formation of a dilated sac-like connection, arteriovenous
aneurysm
. The locations and size of the shunts determine the degree of effects on the cardiovascular functions such as
BLOOD PRESSURE
and
HEART RATE.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS
, an anatomical term; coordinate IM with specific
artery
/abnorm + specific vein /abnorm (IM) or precoordinate vessel/disease headings (IM); Manual 23.19.6+; congenital cerebral
arteriovenous fistula
=
INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS
(IM) +
ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA
(IM); surgically created
arteriovenous fistula
= ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL
See Related
English
:
Arteriovenous Malformations
History Note
English
:
67; was FISTULA, ARTERIOVENOUS 1963-66
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
29321
Unique Identifier:
D001164
Occurrence in VHL
:
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