When the diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome is certain, the severity of the syndrome should be regularly assessed The priority for liver allocation in patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome and a ...

Abnormal liver function is thought to result in a net vasodilatory stimulus entering the pulmonary circulation, which results in microscopic vascular dilatations. These dilatations, when extensive, ...

A 70-year-old man with hepatitis B-associated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma presented with a two-week history of shortness of breath. He was also experiencing ongoing fatigue, anorexia, edema ...

The characteristics of hepatopulmonary syndrome include an oxygen saturation < 80%, an increased alveolar-arterial gradient (> 15 mm Hg) while breathing room air, portal hypertension with or without ...

Baicalein significantly improves hepatic function and hypoxia in HPS rats by attenuating pathological angiogenesis in the liver and lungs, showing promise as a treatment for HPS. Hepatopulmonary ...

Considering taking supplements to treat Hepatopulmonary syndrome? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of Hepatopulmonary syndrome. Follow the links to read ...

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an important cause of dyspnea and hypoxia in the setting of liver disease, occurring in 10–30% of patients with cirrhosis. It is due to vasodilation and angiogenesis ...

In a medical breakthrough, doctors at Telangana government-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad have successfully performed a liver transplantion on a patient suffering from both Marfan’s ...

The progressive worsening of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension (HTN) decreases intra-hepatic nitric oxide (NO), which is counterbalanced by increased NO secretion from adjacent endothelial cells ...