Open AccessThe Relationship Between Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Altitude
Author(s) -
Morgan Valley,
James F. Trotter,
Deborah A. Thomas,
Adit A. Ginde,
Steven R. Lowenstein,
Benjamin Honigman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2291-2797
pISSN - 2291-2789
DOI - 10.1155/2014/928527
Subject(s) - hepatopulmonary syndrome , medicine , cohort , altitude (triangle) , effects of high altitude on humans , liver transplantation , transplantation , geometry , mathematics , anatomy
In a previous small retrospective study, the authors reported that hepatopulmonary syndrome was less common among liver transplant candidates at high-altitude centres compared with low-altitude centres.
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