Pulmonary complications in liver disease.
Pulmonary complications of liver disease are poorly understood and often identified late. Abnormalities of the pulmonary vasculature lead to two distinct complications, hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension, which differ in their clinical features and management. This article focuses on these two entities.
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Sambit
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Department of Hepatology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ.
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Graeme J M
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D000368:Aged; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D020065:Hepatopulmonary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000517:prevention & control; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged