Arterial oxygenation associated with portopulmonary hypertension

Chest

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1869-1875

  Swanson, Karen L ^a   Krowka, Michael J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver cirrhosis; Lung scanning; Portal hypertension; Pulmonary hemodynamics; Pulmonary hypertension; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0036283402     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.6.1869     Document Type: Article

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