Intrapulmonary vascular dilatation in portal hypertension due to cirrhosis of liver.
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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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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Vascular Diseases
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Vasodilation
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Echocardiography
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Chronic Disease
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Incidence
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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