Portopulmonary hypertension

Portopulmonary hypertension

Portopulmoanry hypertension (POPH) is a form of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with portal hypertension with or without underlying chronic liver disease. POPH is increasingly recognized and recent evidence suggests that it is one of the leading causes of PAH. The pathophysiology of...

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Main Author: Saleemi Sarfraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Liver transplant
portopulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
portal hypertension
vasodilator therapy
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2010;volume=5;issue=1;spage=5;epage=9;aulast=Saleemi

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2010;volume=5;issue=1;spage=5;epage=9;aulast=Saleemi

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