Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension: recent knowledge in pathogenesis and overview of clinical assessment

S Raevens, A Geerts, C Van Steenkiste… - Liver …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension are cardiopulmonary
complications, which are not infrequently seen in patients with liver disease and/or portal …

Pediatric pulmonary hypertension: guidelines from the American heart association and American thoracic society

SH Abman, G Hansmann, SL Archer, DD Ivy, I Adatia… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Pulmonary hypertension is associated with diverse cardiac, pulmonary, and systemic
diseases in neonates, infants, and older children and contributes to significant morbidity and …

Cirrhotic multiorgan syndrome

S Møller, F Bendtsen - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2015 - Springer
Patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension are at an increased risk of the development of
circulatory dysfunction that may potentially result in multiple organ failure. Apart from the …

Study of trace elements in liver cirrhosis patients and their role in prognosis of disease

V Nangliya, A Sharma, D Yadav, S Sunder… - Biological trace element …, 2015 - Springer
The objectives of this study are to evaluate trace elements in patients with liver cirrhosis and
to assess their association with severity of the disease. One hundred fifty cirrhotic subjects of …

Portopulmonary hypertension

R Cartin‐Ceba, MJ Krowka - Cirrhosis: A practical guide to …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Portopulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of portal hypertension that is
associated with significant mortality. It refers to the presence of pulmonary arterial …

[PDF][PDF] Intrapulmonary vascular dilatations are common in portopulmonary hypertension and may be associated with decreased survival

LA Fussner, VN Iyer, R Cartin‐Ceba, G Lin… - Liver …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) are
pulmonary vascular complications of portal hypertension with divergent clinicopathologic …

Prevalence and impact on survival of hepatopulmonary syndrome and cirrhotic cardiomyopathy in a cohort of cirrhotic patients

AM Voiosu, IC Daha, TA Voiosu… - Liver …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background & Aims Extrahepatic complications of cirrhosis increase the risk for
decompensation of the liver disease and death. Previous studies show common …

A comparison of two common bile duct ligation methods to establish hepatopulmonary syndrome animal models

Y Yang, B Chen, Y Chen, B Zu, B Yi… - Laboratory animals, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The major drawback of the current common bile duct ligation (CBDL)-induced
hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) animal model is the extremely high mortality rate that …

Hepatopulmonary syndrome in children: a comparative study of non‐cirrhotic vs. cirrhotic portal hypertension

VV Borkar, U Poddar, A Kapoor, S Ns… - Liver …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background & Aims Hepatopulmonary syndrome in children has not been
extensively studied particularly in different subsets of portal hypertension. We prospectively …

Application of nitric oxide measurements in clinical conditions beyond asthma

A Malinovschi, D Ludviksdottir… - European clinical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a convenient, non-invasive method for the
assessment of active, mainly Th2-driven, airway inflammation, which is sensitive to treatment …