Left Ventricular Dilation and Pulmonary Vasodilatation after Surgical Shunt for Treatment of Pre-Sinusoidal Portal Hypertension.

OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the long-term cardiovascular and pulmonary hemodynamic effects of surgical shunt for treatment of portal hypertension (PH) due to Schistosomiasis mansoni. LOCATION:The University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil; Public Practice. ME...

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Main Authors: Orlando Luis de Andrade Santarém, Roberto de Cleva, Flávia Megumi Sasaya, Marianna Siqueira de Assumpção, Meive Santos Furtado, Alfonso Julio Guedes Barbato, Paulo Herman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4847763?pdf=render