Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: A Rare and Treatable Cause of Positional Dyspnea

Platypnea-orthodeoxia means low oxygen saturation and dyspnea in the upright posture which improves on lying down. The causes can be classified into the intrapulmonary shunt, intracardiac shunt, and ventilation-perfusion mismatch. A 62-year-old male presented with shortness of breath, which had wors...

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Autores principales: Puri, Karan, Aftab, Ghulam, Madhavan, Arjun, Patel, Keval V, Puri, Megha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7410398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32782871
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9052

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7410398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32782871
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9052

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