Portopulmonary hypertension other diagnostic studies

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Other Diagnostic Studies

In general, PPH is diagnosed 4-7 years after the patient is diagnosed with portal hypertension[1] and in roughly 65% of cases, the diagnosis is actually made at the time of invasive hemodynamic monitoring following anesthesia induction prior to liver transplantation.[2]

References

  1. Hadengue et al. PH complicating portal hypertension: prevalence and relation to splanchnic hemodynamics. Gastroenterology 1991;100:520-528
  2. Hadengue et al. Pulmonary hypertension complicating portal hypertension: prevalence and relation to splanchnic hemodynamics. Gastroenterology 1991;100:520-528

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