PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Chhabria, Mamta S.
AU  - Boppana, Leela Krishna Teja
AU  - Manek, Gaurav
AU  - Tonelli, Adriano R.
TI  - Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.90a.23023
DP  - 2023 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 632--639
VI  - 90
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/90/10/632.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/90/10/632.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2023 Oct 01; 90
AB  - Portopulmonary hypertension, ie, pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension, affects transplant eligibility and has a poor prognosis. The pathogenesis remains an area of active research, with various mechanisms proposed. Diagnosing it requires a detailed history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and echocardiographic evaluation, followed by a careful hemodynamic assessment.