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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research



    PREVALENCE OF HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS OF LIVER


    Dr Himanshu Goyal, Dr Vivek Ahuja, Dr Aakash Aggarwal
    JCDR. 2024: 1582-1593

    Abstract

    Liver cirrhosis is a chronic illness encountered both at primary and tertiary care level. Development of lung manifestations in cirrhosis has several clinical repercussions because they carry a poor prognosis. These include pleural effusion, obstructive and restrictive lung disease, hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and portopulmonary syndrome. HPS is a triad of hypoxemia, liver disease and intrapulmonary vascular dilatation. The prevalence of HPS in cirrhosis has been reported between 4-19%.

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    Volume 15 Issue 4

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