Platypnea and orthodeoxia: shunting associated with an aortic aneurysm

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1997 May;113(5):955-6. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5223(97)70272-1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aorta / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm / complications*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Dyspnea / complications*
  • Dyspnea / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / complications*
  • Hypoxia / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Posture*
  • Syndrome