Review: Portopulmonary hypertension: challenges in diagnosis and management
| Autor: | Patrick J. Troy, Aaron B. Waxman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Vol 2 (2009) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1756-283X 1756283X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1756283X09338431 |
| 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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