Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in two previously healthy adults: A case-based review

Clinical Medicine: Cardiology

Volumn 2009, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 37-43

  Ptaszek, Leon M ^a   Saldana, Fidencio ^b   Palacios, Igor F ^a   Wu, Sean M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atral septal defect; Dyspnea; Interatrial shunting; Orthodeoxia; Patent foramen ovale; Platypnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATYPNEA ORTHODEOXIA SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BODY POSITION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; IMAGE DISPLAY; LABORATORY TEST; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

OXYGEN;

EID: 65449155525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11781165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/cmc.s2326     Document Type: Review

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