1996
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04399.x
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Rapidly progressive pulmonary artery hypertension and end‐stage liver disease

Abstract: Pulmonary hypertension is a recognized but unusual complication of liver disease. It can complicate the perioperative course of liver transplantation. Mild to moderate pulmonary hypertension is generally well tolerated during the procedure and does not appear to contribute to mortality. Since the pulmonary vascular disease may progress rapidly, it may have advanced to the point of irreversibility at the time of surgery. So, patients with known moderate pulmonary hypertension should have pulmonary arterial cath… Show more

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“…Therefore, severe PH arises not only from shunting of vasoactive substances. There is also one case report of an adult with end‐stage alcoholic liver disease with severe PH 10 . No intracardiac shunting or lung disease, aside from alcoholic liver cirrhosis, was observed in this case.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 57%
“…Therefore, severe PH arises not only from shunting of vasoactive substances. There is also one case report of an adult with end‐stage alcoholic liver disease with severe PH 10 . No intracardiac shunting or lung disease, aside from alcoholic liver cirrhosis, was observed in this case.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 57%
“…This evaluation should be performed periodically and preferably no longer than 6 months before OLT because PPHTN may develop and progress in a relatively short period of time. 29 Finally, active research interest is under way to determine the best therapeutic approach to patients with PPHTN, and some encouraging results with prostacyclin and epoprostenol have been reported. 27,28,30 …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pacientes que sobrevivem ao transplante de fígado recuperam as funções pulmonares. 28 A desnutrição é muito comum em hepatopatas. Pacientes CTP C possuem depleção de proteínas, excesso de água e hipermetabolismo.…”
Section: Correção De Distúrbiosunclassified