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Percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure in a patient with platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome
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A 57-year-old man presented with breathlessness that worsened on sitting up and was relieved by lying down. He had undergone a right pneumonectomy for lung carcinoma three months previously. His exercise capacity was limited to 10 yards (3 m) and he preferred to eat lying flat to minimise the symptom of …