Intrapulmonary vascular dilatation in portal hypertension due to cirrhosis of liver.
Indian J Gastroenterol
; 20(1): 22-3, 2001.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-11206869
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Intrapulmonary vascular dilatation in patients with portal hypertension due to chronic liver disease has been reported mainly from Western countries.METHODS:
Fifty in-patients with portal hypertension due to cirrhosis of the liver were subjected to contrast-enhanced two-dimensional echocardiography in order to detect the presence of intrapulmonary vascular dilatation. Their arterial blood oxygen saturation was measured. The patients, including 37 men, were aged mean 43.5 years; 30 had alcoholic cirrhosis and 20 postnecrotic cirrhosis. Twelve patients were in Child-Pugh, class B and 38 in class C.RESULTS:
None of the 50 patients was cyanosed or had clubbing. Their mean pO2 was 83.2 mmHg. None had evidence of intrapulmonary vascular dilatations.CONCLUSION:
Intrapulmonary vascular dilatation was not observed in our patients with liver cirrhosis. However, the sensitivity of contrast-enhanced echocardiography for this purpose needs to be reviewed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vascular Diseases
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Hypertension, Portal
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Indian J Gastroenterol
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article