Venous-Arterial Admixture in the Lungs in Primary and Secondary Polycythemia

James P. Lillehei, Robert L. Johnson, Nancy Wu, E. Haldén, Brian J. Sproule

Circulation · 1958 · 13 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

By use of a polarographic technic for measuring arterial oxygen tension, venous-arterial shunting in the lungs was investigated in patients with primary and secondary polycythemia before and after treatment and in nonpolycythemic normal and emphysematous subjects.

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