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Paroxysmal supine hypoxaemia with hyperthyroidism and atrial fibrillation: a case report of a diagnostic challenge

BACKGROUND: A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a persistent embryonic defect in the interatrial septum. Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome is characterized by positional hypoxaemia that is most commonly due to right-to-left shunting through a PFO. Dynamic right-to-left shunting through a PFO can also exac...

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Autores principales: Liu, Liang Yen, Reddy, Yogesh N V, Niven, Alexander S, Hu, Tiffany Y, Larson, Kathryn F, Mulpuru, Siva K, Cullen, Michael W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9204465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35734629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytac214