Value of contrast echocardiography for the diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 408-410

  Rollán, María J ^a   Muñoz, Ana C ^a   Pérez, Teresa ^a   Bratos, José L ^a  

^a Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced echocardiography; Hepatopulmonary syndrome

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MICROBUBBLE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 34548318854     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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