The evaluation of DLCO changes in patients with relatively higher lung shunt fractions receiving TARE.

Ceren O EngurSalih OzguvenEfe SoydemirEmel EryukselFeyza SenHalil T TurogluCagatay CimsitTanju Y ErdilTunc Ones

Published in: Annals of nuclear medicine (2022)

Our study showed that a significant reduction in DLCO after TARE may occur in patients with relatively higher lung shunt fractions. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to better investigate the changes in DLCO in patients with high lung shunt fractions.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
case control