The hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterized by defects in oxygenation due to
pulmonary abnormalities associated with chronic liver disease. Dyspnea and hypoxemia …

The pathophysiology of these entities likely depends on the degree of pulmonary
vasoconstriction or vasodilatation. Clinically, hepatopulmonary syndrome and pulmonary …

Objective: To review current knowledge about the hepatopulmonary syndrome, including
definition and clinical features, methods for diagnosing it, pathophysiologic mechanisms of …

Background/Aims: Hepatopulmonary syndrome is defined as a clinical triad including
chronic liver disease, abnormal pulmonary gas exchange resulting ultimately in profound …

Hepatopulmonary syndrome is the clinical relationship between hepatic dysfunction and the
existence of pulmonary vascular dilatations which can result in a range of arterial …

Hepatopulmonary syndrome is a complication of chronic liver disease in which arterial
hypoxemia results from abnormalities in pulmonary blood flow. Severe hypoxemia can lead …

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The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), consisting of elevated alveolar-arterial oxygen
gradient and intrapulmonary vascular abnormalities in the presence of advanced liver …

We retrospectively studied 22 patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) evaluated at
the Mayo Medical Center from 1984 to 1991. All patients had hepatic cirrhosis with clinical …

The eighth edition (1989) of Disorders of the Liver and Biliary System by Dame Sheila
Sherlock briefly reviews a curious collection of pulmonary vascular abnormalities associated …