Right-to-left shunting in the right lateral decubitus and upright positions: a variant of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome

An 82-year-old woman who had undergone ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement 4 years earlier presented with worsening recurrent episodes of sudden-onset dyspnea, all while in the seated position.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2011-02, Vol.57 (5), p.e9-e9
Hauptverfasser:	Kusajima, Kunio, Natsumeda, Makoto, Sasaki, Haruki, Miyamoto, Kenjiro, Hirokami, Mitsugu, Murakami, Hironori
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Cardiology Dyspnea - diagnostic imaging Dyspnea - etiology Dyspnea - physiopathology Female Foramen Ovale, Patent - complications Foramen Ovale, Patent - diagnostic imaging Foramen Ovale, Patent - physiopathology Humans Medical treatment Supine Position - physiology Syndrome Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	An 82-year-old woman who had undergone ascending aorta and aortic valve replacement 4 years earlier presented with worsening recurrent episodes of sudden-onset dyspnea, all while in the seated position.
ISSN:	0735-1097 1558-3597
DOI:	10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.069