Positional dyspnoea due to aneurysm of the thoracic aorta

Thoracic aortic aneurysms may produce breathlessness by compressing the tracheobronchial tree. We report a patient whose shortness of breath demonstrated a marked positional component, due to varying compression of her major airways by the lesion.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The European respiratory journal 1994-02, Vol.7 (2), p.412-414
Hauptverfasser:	Phillips, GD, Smith, EE, Millard, FJ
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - complications Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnosis Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Bronchial Diseases - etiology Cardiology. Vascular system Constriction, Pathologic - etiology Diseases of the aorta Dyspnea - etiology Female Humans Medical sciences Posture - physiology Smoking Tracheal Stenosis - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Thoracic aortic aneurysms may produce breathlessness by compressing the tracheobronchial tree. We report a patient whose shortness of breath demonstrated a marked positional component, due to varying compression of her major airways by the lesion.
ISSN:	0903-1936 1399-3003
DOI:	10.1183/09031936.94.07020412