Liver Transplantation for High Output Heart Failure Secondary to HHT: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Liver involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) can lead to high output heart failure. We report a case of a patient with HHT who developed high output heart failure that failed to respond to maximal medical therapy who eventually underwent liver transplantation with resolution of symptoms.
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