Protocol: Prospective observational study investigating the prevalence and clinical outcome of portopulmonary hypertension in Japanese patients with chronic liver disease.

Protocol: Prospective observational study investigating the prevalence and clinical outcome of portopulmonary hypertension in Japanese patients with chronic liver disease.

<h4>Background</h4>Portopulmonary hypertension (PoPH) is a subtype of the pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with portal hypertension. There is a dissociation between the proportion of PoPH in PAH and that of PoPH in patients with liver cirrhosis, suggesting PoPH underdiagn...

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Main Authors: Shun-Ichi Wakabayashi, Satoru Joshita, Kazuhiro Kimura, Hirohiko Motoki, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yuki Yamashita, Ayumi Sugiura, Tomoo Yamazaki, Koichiro Kuwahara, Takeji Umemura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249435

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249435

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