Prevalence and characteristics of portopulmonary hypertension in cirrhotic patients who underwent both hepatic vein and pulmonary artery catheterization.

Masanori AtsukawaAkihito TsubotaMasaru HatanoChisa KondoKaori ShiodaHiroki OhnoTadamichi KawanoKorenobu HayamaTaeang AraiAi Nakagawa-IwashitaNorio ItokawaKeiko KanekoYuji YoshidaMai KoedaTomomi OkuboTeppei YamamotoTakeshi YamamotoNobuhiko TaniaiHiroshi YoshidaHidenori KanazawaWataru ShimizuKatsuhiko Iwakiri

Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2020)

Our study demonstrated that only two patients were complicated by PoPH. High PAP values were noted in patients with primary biliary cholangitis or autoimmune hepatitis. However, the presence of PoPH and high PAP were not associated with the degree of hepatic functional reserve or HVPG.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
coronary artery
peritoneal dialysis
blood pressure
pulmonary hypertension
prognostic factors
pulmonary arterial hypertension
multiple sclerosis
patient reported outcomes
drug induced