How Liver Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension Are Connected

There are many reasons why a person may develop pulmonary hypertension (PH), one of which is needing a new liver. MORE: Portopulmonary hypertension seen as an important prognosis parameter in liver transplant candidates People who are suffering from liver disease with portal hypertension — high blood pressure in the…

Portopulmonary Hypertension: What You Need to Know

Hilary DuBrock, Pulmonary Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, highlights two posters presented at the 2015 ATS annual conference. The first of these studies was a comparison of endothelin gradients across the pulmonary circulation of patients with PPHTN versus patients with cirrhosis. The second study looked at post transplant outcomes…