Symptom-based portopulmonary hypertension screening questionnaire in Japanese patients with chronic liver disease.

Shun-Ichi WakabayashiSatoru JoshitaKazuhiro KimuraHirohiko MotokiTaiki OkumuraHiroyuki KobayashiYuki YamashitaAyumi SugiuraTomoo YamazakiTakefumi KimuraKoichiro KuwaharaTakeji Umemura

Published in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2023)

This symptom-based PoPH screening study clarified the prevalence of PoPH in CLD patients according to a PH symptom questionnaire, UCG, and RHC. Patients with HCV and PBC may have a higher risk of PoPH.

Keyphrases

patient reported
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
blood pressure
cross sectional
hepatitis c virus
peritoneal dialysis
psychometric properties
antiretroviral therapy