Annals of Thoracic Medicine (Jan 2011)
Pulmonary vascular complications of chronic liver disease: Pathophysiology, imaging, and treatment
Abstract
To review the pathogenesis of pulmonary vascular complications of liver disease, we discuss their clinical implications, and therapeutic considerations, with emphasis on potential reversibility of the hepatopulmonary syndrome after liver transplantation. In this review, we also discuss the role of imaging in pulmonary vascular complications associated with liver disease.