lung and airway disorders
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Diagnosis of Portopulmonary Hypertension
Echocardiography and right heart catheterization Doctors suspect portopulmonary hypertension in people with liver disease based on the symptoms and findings during a physical examination. Results of the examination and tests, such as electrocardiography (ECG), suggest that the right heart or the right ventricle is enlarged and strained ( Cor Pulmonale ). To diagnose portopulmonary hypertension, doctors do echocardiography and pass a tube through a vein in an arm or a leg into the right side of the heart ( Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography ) to measure the blood pressure in the right ventricle and the main artery of the lungs (pulmonary artery). 