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Abstract
Congenital arteriovenous malformation involving the VEIN OF GALEN, a large deep vein at the base of the brain. The rush of arterial blood directly into the vein of Galen, without passing through the CAPILLARIES, can overwhelm the heart and lead to CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.
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- Vein Of Galen Malformation
- Galen Malformations Veins
- Malformations Vein, Galen
- Malformations Veins, Galen
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2008
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- National Library of Medicine. Vein of Galen Malformations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054080. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054080
- Vein of Galen Malformations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55194865