63-Year-Old Man With Cryptogenic Cirrhosis and Dyspnea Masud H. Khandaker, MD, PhD, Bettina M. Knoll, MD, PhD, Amindra S. Arora, MBBChir, FRCP Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 83, Issue 5, Pages 580-583 (May 2008) DOI: 10.4065/83.5.580 Copyright © 2008 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE Algorithm for screening and therapeutic decisions in hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS). CEE = contrast-enhanced echocardiography; MAA = macroaggregated albumin; OLT = orthotopic liver transplant; Pao2-Pao2 = alveolar-arterial gradient in partial pressure of oxygen; PFT = pulmonary function test. From Eur Respir J,1 with permission of European Respiratory Society Journals Ltd. All rights reserved. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2008 83, 580-583DOI: (10.4065/83.5.580) Copyright © 2008 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions