Implications of estradiol and progesterone in pulmonary vasodilation in cirrhotic patients

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-10

  Aller, R ^a,b   Moya, J L ^c   Avila, S ^d   Villa, J ^d   Moreira, V ^a   Barcena, R ^a   Boxeida, D ^a   de Luis, Daniel A ^b,e  

^a Service of Gastroenterology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c Services of Cardiology   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Pulmonary vasodilation; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOXEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASODILATATION;

ANOXEMIA; ANOXIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTRADIOL; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASODILATION;

EID: 0036180472     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343954     Document Type: Article

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