Management of portopulmonary hypertension: What is more important, PAH severity or liver disease severity?

Portopulmonary hypertension (PoPH) is defined as the presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the setting of portal hypertension (with or without cirrhosis) and is associated with significant mortality.1 PoPH management remains a formidable task for the clinicians as there are few studies supporting the use of PAH-specific therapy in PoPH prior to liver transplantation (LT), while the decision of whether to perform LT in these patients remains difficult.2

Source: Journal of Hepatology - September 15, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Kailash Kolhe, Dinesh M. Tripathi, Savneet Kaur Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research