Liver Cirrhosis

New findings from M. Zamirian and co-researchers in the area of liver cirrhosis described

Published in Blood Weekly, April 17th, 2008

According to recent research from Iran, " We screened a large number of liver transplant candidates with contrast echocardiography to detect intrapulmonary right to left shunt (IPS). We found that IPS is frequently present in patients with left atrial. enlargement."

"This finding raises a question concerning the correlation between IPS and left atrial size in patients with liver cirrhosis. Objectives The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the possible correlation between left atrial, size and IPS in patients with liver cirrhosis. Adult patients (>18 years old) with documented liver cirrhosis underwent trans-thoracic contrast echocardiography with agitated...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2008-04-17)

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