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AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF DYSPNEA: CIRRHOTIC CARDIOMYOPATHY WITH CONCOMITANT HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME AND PORTOPULMONARY HYPERTENSION

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Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy (CCM) is a new clinical phenotype, characterized by suboptimal ventricular response to stress, systolic and/or diastolic dysfunction and electromechanical abnormalities. Relative hypovolemia from pooling of blood in splanchnic… Click to show full abstract

Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy (CCM) is a new clinical phenotype, characterized by suboptimal ventricular response to stress, systolic and/or diastolic dysfunction and electromechanical abnormalities. Relative hypovolemia from pooling of blood in splanchnic circulation in cirrhosis leads to CCM. We

Keywords: cardiomyopathy concomitant; cirrhotic cardiomyopathy; cause dyspnea; dyspnea cirrhotic; cardiomyopathy; unusual cause

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018

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