Intrapulmonary vascular dilatation in portal hypertension due to cirrhosis of liver.
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| ID: sea-65268
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 (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Pronóstico
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Enfermedades Vasculares
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Vasodilatación
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Ecocardiografía
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Enfermedad Crónica
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Incidencia
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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