Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with portal hypertension: Noninvasive comprehensive assessment using computed tomography

Hidetaka Hayashi, MD; Seitaro Oda, MD, PhD; Masafumi Kidoh, MD, PhD; Miki Anai, MD; Kyoko Hirakawa, MD, PhD; Seiji Takashio, MD, PhD; Eiichiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD; Hiroto Takamure, MD; Naoya Moriguchi, MD; Kenichi Tsujita, MD, PhD; Toshinori Hirai, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Feb 2024)

Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with portal hypertension: Noninvasive comprehensive assessment using computed tomography

Hidetaka Hayashi, MD,
Seitaro Oda, MD, PhD,
Masafumi Kidoh, MD, PhD,
Miki Anai, MD,
Kyoko Hirakawa, MD, PhD,
Seiji Takashio, MD, PhD,
Eiichiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD,
Hiroto Takamure, MD,
Naoya Moriguchi, MD,
Kenichi Tsujita, MD, PhD,
Toshinori Hirai, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Hidetaka Hayashi, MD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
Seitaro Oda, MD, PhD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan; Corresponding author.
Masafumi Kidoh, MD, PhD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
Miki Anai, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
Kyoko Hirakawa, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
Seiji Takashio, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
Eiichiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
Hiroto Takamure, MD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
Naoya Moriguchi, MD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
Kenichi Tsujita, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
Toshinori Hirai, MD, PhD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 2
pp. 671 – 674

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with portal hypertension, known as portopulmonary hypertension (PoPH) is one of the important and serious pulmonary complications in patients with portal hypertension. Although there are a large number of patients with portal hypertension due to mainly liver cirrhosis, the number of cases diagnosed with PoPH are far fewer because the causes of dyspnea in patients with cirrhosis are diverse and the disease entity of PoPH is poorly recognized by clinicians. We report here the case with PoPH suggested and assessed comprehensively by dual energy computed tomography (CT) including high-resolution pulmonary CT angiography, pulmonary perfusion imaging, myocardial late iodine enhancement imaging, and myocardial extracellular volume analysis. This refined CT imaging protocol can be used in conjunction with standard chest evaluation and offers a practical and useful approach for the noninvasive “one-stop shop” evaluation of PoPH.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/radiology-case-reports/

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