Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are complex vascular anomalies characterized by abnormal connections between arteries and veins, bypassing the capillary system. These malformations can occur in ...

A vascular malformation is a type of birthmark, or congenital (present at birth) vascular growth, made up of arteries, veins, capillaries or lymphatic vessels. There are several different types of ...

Spinal vascular malformations, also known as spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), are the result of an abnormal connection between arteries and veins that occurs within the spinal canal or ...

That summer, after months of pain, Hermansen stumbled across the name of a doctor at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital in New York who specialized in her type of venous malformations. Her scans were ...

A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein within the lungs that allows deoxygenated venous blood to pass directly into the system circulation.