| Platypnoea orthodeoxia in a patient with aortic root dilatation and a patent foramen ovale. | |
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PMID: 16451829 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Platypnoea orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare condition in which shortness of breath and hypoxaemia occur when upright and resolve when prone. The hypoxaemia results from increased right to left shunting of deoxygenated blood, when standing, through a patent foramen ovale (PFO), atrial septal defect (ASD) or other right to left shunt, in the absence of raised right-heart pressure. We present the case of a patient with platypnoea orthodeoxia with marked shunting through a large PFO, evaluated by transesophageal and transthoracic echo. |
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Authors:
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James Pemberton; Timothy Irvine; Michael J Stewart; George Antunes; G John Gibson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2006-01-31 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology Volume: 8 ISSN: 1525-2167 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Echocardiogr Publication Date: 2007 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-01-22 Completed Date: 2007-04-05 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100890618 Medline TA: Eur J Echocardiogr Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 151-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK. james.pemberton@ncl.ac.uk |
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Aged Anoxia / etiology* Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications*, ultrasonography* Dilatation, Pathologic / ultrasonography Dyspnea / etiology* Echocardiography, Doppler, Color Echocardiography, Transesophageal Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications*, ultrasonography* Humans Male Posture Syndrome |
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