Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome secondary to patent foramen ovale (PFO): A challenging subset for PFO percutaneous closure

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 642-646

  Zavalloni, Dennis ^a   Lisignoli, Veronica ^a   Barbaro, Cristina ^a   Mennuni, Marco ^a   Tosi, Piera ^b   Marcheselli, Simona ^a   Presbitero, Patrizia ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b Aosta Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D echocardiography; Patent foramen ovale; Platypnea orthodeoxia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BALLOON; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DYSPNEA; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PLATYPNEA ORTHODEOXIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SEPTAL OCCLUDER; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME;

EID: 84881550360     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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