Value of contrast echocardiography for the diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome

The hepatopulmonary syndrome must be suspected in patients with end-stage liver disease and refractory hypoxemia. We report a case of a 49-year-old woman with hypoxemia and cirrhosis referred to the cardiac ultrasound laboratory in the evaluation of liver transplantation. Contrast-enhanced echocardi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of echocardiography 2007-10, Vol.8 (5), p.408-410
Hauptverfasser:	Rollán, María J, Muñoz, Ana C, Pérez, Teresa, Bratos, José L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Contrast Media Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography Female Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - diagnostic imaging Humans Middle Aged Radionuclide Imaging Radiopharmaceuticals Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
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