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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr;159(4):e193-e196.
doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.11.014. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

A Case Report of Portopulmonary Hypertension Precipitated by Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

Jasmine H Tatah  1 , E Kenneth Weir  1 , Kurt W Prins  1 , Thenappan Thenappan  2
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Case Reports

A Case Report of Portopulmonary Hypertension Precipitated by Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

Jasmine H Tatah et al. Chest. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

We report here a case of portopulmonary hypertension following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

Keywords: Abernethy malformation; cirrhosis; portal hypertension; pulmonary arterial hypertension; pulmonary vascular remodeling.

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A-D, Echo images of the right ventricle before and after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. A, Parasternal short axis view before TIPS shows a normal right ventricle with normal interventricular septum. B, Apical four-chamber view before TIPS shows a normal right ventricle. C, Parasternal short axis view after TIPS shows dilated right ventricle with flattening of the interventricular septum. D, Apical four-chamber view after TIPS shows right ventricle dilatation. TIPS = transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
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