Hepatopulmonary syndrome has low prevalence of pulmonary vascular abnormalities on chest computed tomography.

Hepatopulmonary syndrome has low prevalence of pulmonary vascular abnormalities on chest computed tomography.

PURPOSE:Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is defined as an arterial oxygenation defect induced by intrapulmonary vascular dilatations associated with hepatic disease. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of type 1 and 2 pulmonary vascular abnormalities on chest computed tomography (CT) in patients...

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Main Authors: Luciano Folador, Felipe S Torres, Juliana F Zampieri, Betina C Machado, Marli M Knorst, Marcelo B Gazzana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223805

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