Value of Contrast Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Detection of Intrapulmonary Vascular Dilatations in Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis

Value of Contrast Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Detection of Intrapulmonary Vascular Dilatations in Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis

Abstract Background: Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), found in cirrhotic patients, has been little studied in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS) and includes the occurrence of intrapulmonary vascular dilatations (IPVD). Contrast transesophageal echocardiography (cTEE) with microbubbles is more sens...

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Main Authors: Aparecida de Gouvea, Claudio Henrique Fischer, Jaquelina Sonoe Ota Arakaki, Frederico José Mancuso, Paulo Brant, Valdir Ambrósio Moisés, Orlando Campos Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Ecocardiografia, Transesofágica/métodos
Dilatação Patológica
Esquistossomose
Hipóxia
síndrome hepatopulmonar
Doença Hepática Crônica/fisiopatologia
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