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Invasive Hemodynamic Characterization of the Portal-hypertensive Syndrome in Cirrhotic Rats
Published on: August 1, 2018
Progressive dyspnoea in a patient with idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension
Sarah Cullivan1, Brian McCullagh1, Sean Gaine1
1National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Abstract:
This case of progressive dyspnoea in a 43-year-old with idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension highlights important pulmonary vascular complications of chronic liver disease https://bit.ly/3rwEkhP.
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