The Relationship Between Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Altitude

BACKGROUND: In a previous small retrospective study, the authors reported that hepatopulmonary syndrome was less common among liver transplant candidates at high-altitude centres compared with low-altitude centres.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morgan A Valley, James F Trotter, Deborah Thomas, Adit A Ginde, Steven R Lowenstein, Benjamin Honigman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/928527