Volume 97, Issue 5, Pages 1165-1170 (May 1990) Intrapulmonary Vascular Dilatations (IPVD) in Liver Transplant Candidates Michael J. Krowka, M.D., F.C.C.P., A. Jamil Tajik, M.D., E. Rolland Dickson, M.D., Russell H. Wiesner, M.D., Denis A. Cortese, M.D., F.C.C.P. CHEST Volume 97, Issue 5, Pages 1165-1170 (May 1990) DOI: 10.1378/chest.97.5.1165 Copyright © 1990 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Contrast-enhanced echocardiograms showing evidence for intrapulmonary vascular dilatations (IPVD) in patient 37 with cryptogenic cirrhosis and room air/sitting PaO2 = 63 mm Hg. A (top). Normal four-chamber view; B (center). Microbubble opacification of right heart; C (bottom). Delayed (3 to 5 beats) microbubble opacification of left heart. CHEST 1990 97, 1165-1170DOI: (10.1378/chest.97.5.1165) Copyright © 1990 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions