Clinical and haemodynamic aspects of hepatopulmonary syndrome in Indian patients with cirrhosis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 412-416

  De, Binay K ^a,b   Sen, Sambit ^a   Biswas, Pranab K ^a   Biswas, Jayanta ^a   Maity, Ajit K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Department of Cardiology Inst of Post Grad Med Educ/Res ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Clinical aspects; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Pulmonary haemodynamics; Pulmonary vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INDIAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034017443     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02156.x     Document Type: Article

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