Fabio Dardi, Daniele Guarino, Francesco Cennerazzo, Alberto Ballerini, Ilenia Magnani, Riccardo Bertozzi, Federico Donato, Giulia Martini, Alessandra Manes, Nazzareno Galiè, Massimiliano Palazzini
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may complicate both portal hypertension (Po-PAH) and HIV infection (HIV-PAH). These two conditions, however, frequently coexist in the same patient (HIV/Po-PAH). We evaluated clinical, functional, hemodynamic characteristics and prognostic parameters of these three groups of patients. METHODS: We included patients with Po-PAH, HIV-PAH and HIV/Po-PAH referred to a single center. We compared clinical, functional and hemodynamic parameters, severity of liver disease [Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) and Model for End-stage Liver Disease-Na (MELD-Na) scores], CD4 count and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) administration...
May 12, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine