Association between Body Composition and the Risk of Portopulmonary Hypertension Assessed by Computed Tomography in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Association between Body Composition and the Risk of Portopulmonary Hypertension Assessed by Computed Tomography in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of body composition on the risk of portopulmonary hypertension using computed tomography (CT) in patients with liver cirrhosis. We retrospectively included 148 patients with cirrhosis treated at our hospital between March 2012 and December 2020. POP...

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Main Authors: Takao Miwa, Tatsunori Hanai, Kayoko Nishimura, Satoko Tajirika, Yuki Nakahata, Kenji Imai, Atsushi Suetsugu, Koji Takai, Mayumi Yamamoto, Masahito Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
adipose tissue
muscle
obesity
pulmonary hypertension
sarcopenia
sarcopenic obesity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/10/3351

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