Localizing intrapulmonary shunt in hepatopulmonary syndrome by transesophageal echocardiography

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 369-374

  Ho, Wan Jing ^a   Chu, Po Hsien ^a   Chiang, Shao Yueh ^a   Chiang, Cheng Wen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extracardiac shunt; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Intrapulmonary shunt; Orthodeoxia; Platypnea; Pulmonary angiography; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032994676     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.40.369     Document Type: Article

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