[Pulmonary arterial hypertension complicating portal hypertension and liver biliary cirrhosis--a case report].
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a serious and severe complication of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. We present a case of a 47 year old female who developed pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular heart failure symptoms 6 years from the diagnosis of liver biliary cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Wasilewski
Jarosław
J
Oddział Kliniczny Kardiologii, Slaska Akademia Medyczna, Slaskie Centrum Chorób Serca, ul. Szpitalna 2, 41-800 Zabrze. jaroslaw-wasilewski@wp.pl
Osadnik
Tadeusz
T
Dzióbek
Bogusława
B
Ziebik
Tadeusz
T
Poloński
Lech
L
D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications*; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged