HI Thank for asking to HCM I can understand your worry, if it is liver problem then it might be portal hypertension, let me tell you in brief about it, it is increases the venous blood pressure in side the liver s main vein either because of liver cirrhosis or thrombosis of liver vein, this is what I could say from the history given here else the complete clinical history and some investigative documents is needed, the prognosis of this would be great with proper treatment and great nursing care you may have words with your words have nice day.