Portopulmonary hypertension and the risk of high right ventricular systolic pressure in liver transplant candidates.

Ryoko HayashiTomomi KogisoNoriko KikuchiKana YamamotoShinichi NakamuraHiroto EgawaNobuhisa HagiwaraKatsutoshi Tokushige

Published in: PloS one (2022)

PoPH was observed in 3 cases (1.9%) in 157 LT candidates. In patients with suspected mild pulmonary hypertension (RVSP, 36 - 50 mmHg), LT was successfully performed.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension