Cardiac Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: A Rare Case of Flow-Directed, Right-to-Left Shunt via a Patent Foramen Ovale Exacerbated by Aortic Root Enlargement

Cardiac platypnea-orthodeoxia is a unique clinical syndrome characterized by dyspnea and deoxygenation when moving from a supine to an upright position. In this case report, we detail the experience of a 78-year-old male with persistent hypoxemia following a paradoxical embolic ischemic stroke. Desp...

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Autores principales: Molina-Lopez, Victor H, Diaz-Rodriguez, Porfirio E, Aviles-Rivera, Eric, Vazquez-Fuster, Juan, Mercado-Crespo, Josue, Vicenty-Rivera, Sonia, Rosales, Claudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10505591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727191
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43721

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10505591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727191
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43721

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