Hiatal hernia: An unusual presentation of dyspnea

CONTEXT: Hiatal hernia is an infrequent but serious cause of dyspnea. We report a case of acute dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea secondary to hiatal hernia and epicardial fat pad. CASE REPORT: A 78-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Lab data and physical...

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Autores principales: Mirdamadi, Seied Ahmad, Arasteh, Mahfar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22737680
http://dx.doi.org/10.4297/najms.2010.2395
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description CONTEXT: Hiatal hernia is an infrequent but serious cause of dyspnea. We report a case of acute dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea secondary to hiatal hernia and epicardial fat pad. CASE REPORT: A 78-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Lab data and physical examination were normal. Computed tomography scan demonstrated a large hiatal hernia and epicardial fat pad. CONCLUSION: Although rare, hiatal hernia should be suspected in patients who develop unexplained dyspnea.
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spelling pubmed-33390662012-06-25 Hiatal hernia: An unusual presentation of dyspnea Mirdamadi, Seied Ahmad Arasteh, Mahfar N Am J Med Sci Case Report CONTEXT: Hiatal hernia is an infrequent but serious cause of dyspnea. We report a case of acute dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea secondary to hiatal hernia and epicardial fat pad. CASE REPORT: A 78-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Lab data and physical examination were normal. Computed tomography scan demonstrated a large hiatal hernia and epicardial fat pad. CONCLUSION: Although rare, hiatal hernia should be suspected in patients who develop unexplained dyspnea. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2010-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3339066/ /pubmed/22737680 http://dx.doi.org/10.4297/najms.2010.2395 Text en Copyright: © North American Journal of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339066/
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