RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Screen for portopulmonary hypertension, especially in liver transplant candidates
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 121
OP 136
VO 75
IS 2
A1 Swanson, Karen L.
A1 Krowka, Michael J.
YR 2008
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/2/121.abstract
AB Pulmonary artery hypertension may develop in some patients with liver disease and portal hypertension. Although pulmonary artery hypertension may be asymptomatic in its early stages, it should be looked for especially if a patient is a candidate for liver transplantation, as it may make transplantation riskier.