Arteriovenous Shunt

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are defects in your vascular system. The vascular system includes arteries, veins, and capillaries. Arteries carry blood away from…

Abnormal, tangled collections of dilated blood vessels that result from congenitally malformed vascular structures in which arterial afferents flow directly into venous…

A benign vascular lesion characterized by the presence of a complex network of communicating arterial and venous vascular structures.

A vascular disorder characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries.

Scarring and atrophy of the renal cortex that occurs in hypertensive patients and in old age.

The thickening of the wall of the small arteries and arterioles. It is caused by deposition of hyaline material in the wall…