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Portal Hypertension Treatment Strategies: IR and Hepatology Perspectives

with Dr. Thomas Leventhal and Dr. Siobhan Flanagan

The management of portal hypertension has drastically evolved over the years. What are the current best practices? And what’s coming next? Dr. Tom Leventhal and Dr. Siobahn Flanagan from University of Minnesota Medical School join us for an interdisciplinary discussion. Dr. Leventhal is an Associate Professor of Transplant Hepatology and Dr. Siobhan is an Associate Professor of Interventional Radiology.

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Podcast Contributors

Dr. Thomas Leventhal

Dr. Thomas Leventhal is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School and a transplant hepatologist, gastroenterologist and critical care physician with M Health Fairview.

Dr. Siobhan Flanagan

Dr. Siobhan Flanagan is an interventional radiologist and associate professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Minnesotat Medical Center/

Dr. Christopher Beck

Dr. Chris Beck is a practicing interventional radiologist with Regional Radiology Group in New Orleans.

Synopsis

The doctors discuss current collaborative approaches that are improving portal hypertension patient care, the impact of contemporary clinical practices in transplant hepatology and IR, and the imminent future of portal hypertension treatments. Dr. Leventhal also gives his insight on what could be on the horizon, touching on in-vitro organ creation, xenotransplants, and stem cells phasing out immunosuppression.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction
06:10 - Managing Portal Hypertension
07:51 - Current Collaborative Practices
10:38 - Patient Referral and Management
15:25 - Initial Workup for Portal Hypertension
19:27 - Role of Biopsy in Diagnosis
24:02 - Patient Scenarios for TIPS Referral
32:04 - Ultrasound and Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) in TIPS
38:09 - Clinical Management
52:48 - Future of Transplant and Organ Growth

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