Abnormal liver function is thought to result in a net vasodilatory stimulus entering the
pulmonary circulation, which results in microscopic vascular dilatations. These dilatations …

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

The interaction between the lung and the liver had been well recognized since the
nineteenth century [1]. The liver plays an important role in regulating pulmonary vascular …

A diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is based on the clinical triad of liver
disease and/or portal hypertension, intrapulmonary vascular dilation and abnormal arterial …

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

The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a common pulmonary vascular complication in
patients with liver disease. Its pathophysiology leads to the development of vasodilatation …

" How diseases of the liver affect lung function?" is one of those puzzling questions that can
turn obsessive for those who want to understand how two seemingly distinctive organs can …

Michael B. Fallon and Gary A. Abrams 30-year-old woman with primary biliary cirrho-A sis
(PBC) being considered for transplantation is somewhat unusual. Most patients with this …

The hepatopulmonary syndrom occurs when pulmonary microvacular dilatation causes
hypoxemia in cirrhosis. It is found in between 15–20% of patients with chronic liver diseases …

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