Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in a patient with a pre-existing patent foramen ovale successfully treated with an atrial septal occluder
Platypnea orthodeoxia syndrome is associated with dyspnea and arterial oxygen desamration accentuated by an upright posture. It can be secondary to an intracardiac shunt. We report a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) in a 58-year old male patient who had a pre-existing patent foramen oval...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC 2015-05, Vol.12 (3), p.323-325 |
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