| Platypnea-orthodeoxia related to aortic elongation. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9404772 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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An 80-year-old woman presented with progressive shortness of breath. There was no history of pulmonary or cardiac disease. Results of a physical examination were normal. She had significant oxygen desaturation while she was in an upright position. Admission to the hospital for workup followed, and evaluation included tilt-table transesophageal echocardiogram and cardiac catheterization. A massive right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale was detected, and surgical intervention resulted in dramatic improvement of symptoms. In this patient, it seems that the syndrome of platypnea-orthodeoxia was related to aortic elongation, allowing significant right-to-left shunt. |
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Authors:
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G Popp; H Melek; A R Garnett |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Chest Volume: 112 ISSN: 0012-3692 ISO Abbreviation: Chest Publication Date: 1997 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-01-06 Completed Date: 1998-01-06 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0231335 Medline TA: Chest Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1682-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Anoxia / diagnosis, etiology* Aorta, Thoracic Aortic Diseases / complications*, diagnosis, etiology Diagnosis, Differential Dyspnea / diagnosis, etiology* Female Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications, diagnosis Humans Posture* Syndrome |
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Comment In:
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Chest. 1997 Dec;112(6):1449-51
[PMID:
9404736
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