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A case report of platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome: an interplay of pressure and blood flow

BACKGROUND: Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare condition characterized by onset or worsening of dyspnoea with orthostatism (platypnea) and arterial desaturation (orthodeoxy) that is relieved by returning to a recumbent position. An acute event causing a change in the pressure relationships ins...

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Autores principales: de Sousa Bispo, João, Ramires, Irina, Pestana, Joana, Café, Hugo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7042127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32123784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytz187