Hepatic congestion: changes to portal vein flow

Discussion:

Heart failure leads to both morphological and functional changes in the liver. Hepatic congestion due to right heart failure and/or triscuspid regurgitation is a prominant feature and a reflection of elevated right atrial pressure. Secondary flow changes can occur in the portal vein and its branches reflecting the high pulstaile hepatic venous pressure waves.

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