Abstract
We report a case of the 59-year-old men with portal hypertension and liver cirrhosis, who developed pulmonary arterial hypertension. The first line treatment with sildenafil 20 mg 3 times daily was introduced as part of a Polish National Treatment Program. At a 6-month follow-up we noticed a significant clinical improvement: the patient’s exercise capacity and echocardiographic parameters were substantially better. In addition, the B-type natriuretic propeptide significantly decreased.
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