Portopulmonary Hypertension: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management
| Autor: | Aaron B. Waxman, Patrick J. Troy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Portopulmonary hypertension
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Gastroenterology Review Liver transplantation medicine.disease Pulmonary hypertension Clinical trial Liver disease Patient population medicine Portal hypertension lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology In patient lcsh:RC799-869 business Intensive care medicine |
| Zdroj: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Vol 2 (2009) |
| Popis: | Portopulmonary hypertension is defined as the combination of pulmonary arterial hypertension with portal hypertension and presents management complications in patients awaiting liver transplantation. The combination of these vascular disorders has a marked impact on mortality. At present the recommendations for management are limited because of the paucity of definitive clinical trials. We have reviewed the available data on prevalence, diagnosis and treatment. It is clearly time to more formally approach the study of this patient population. |
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