"Hepatopulmonary Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome characterized by the clinical triad of advanced chronic liver disease, pulmonary vascular dilatations, and reduced arterial oxygenation (HYPOXEMIA) in the absence of intrinsic cardiopulmonary disease. This syndrome is common in the patients with LIVER CIRRHOSIS or portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D020065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.455 C08.381.385
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome- Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
- Hepatopulmonary Syndromes
- Syndrome, Hepatopulmonary
- Syndromes, Hepatopulmonary
- Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome
- Hepato Pulmonary Syndrome
- Hepato-Pulmonary Syndromes
- Syndrome, Hepato-Pulmonary
- Syndromes, Hepato-Pulmonary
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