Respiratory failure in portal hypertension: at the heart of the matter

Intern Emerg Med. 2016 Aug;11(5):721-2. doi: 10.1007/s11739-016-1413-y. Epub 2016 Feb 25.

Authors

Remo Melchio¹, Franca Margaria², Christian Bracco³, Fulvio Pomero³, Luigi Maria Fenoglio³

Affiliations

¹ Divisione di Medicina Interna, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, 12100, Cuneo, Italy. remo.melchio@libero.it.
² Echocardiography Unit, Division of Cardiology, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.
³ Divisione di Medicina Interna, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, 12100, Cuneo, Italy.

PMID: 26914766
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-016-1413-y

No abstract available

Keywords: Contrast-enhanced echocardiography; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Dyspnea / etiology
Dyspnea / therapy
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / complications*
Hypertension, Portal / etiology*
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy