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

<h4>Aim</h4>Portopulmonary hypertension (PoPH) is a rare and serious complication of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension that can interfere with liver transplantation (LT). We evaluated the prevalence of PoPH and the clinical features of right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), wh...

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Main Authors: Ryoko Hayashi, Tomomi Kogiso, Noriko Kikuchi, Kana Yamamoto, Shinichi Nakamura, Hiroto Egawa, Nobuhisa Hagiwara, Katsutoshi Tokushige
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267125