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Platypnea-orthodeoxia Syndrome Induced by Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures and an Atrial Septal Defect

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare condition that is characterized by dyspnea and arterial oxygen desaturation, which worsen on standing and which are relieved by recumbency. We treated an 80-year-old woman with an atrial septal defect (ASD) who demonstrated POS following thoracic and lu...

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Autores principales: Harada, Ko, Nakagawa, Koji, Ohtsuka, Hiroaki, Takaya, Yoichi, Akagi, Teiji, Nakamura, Kazufumi, Morita, Hiroshi, Ito, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5919855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29269685
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.9904-17