Patent foramen ovale and the platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome detected by transesophageal echocardiography
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DOI: 10.1007/s12574-019-00459-4
Abstract: Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare syndrome in which hypoxemia and shortness of breath appear in the sitting position and improve to almost normal in the supine position. POS is the right-to-left shunt disease caused… read more here.
Keywords: transesophageal echocardiography; echocardiography patent; orthodeoxia syndrome; platypnea orthodeoxia ... See more keywords
Cardiac platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome induced by a low-volume state
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DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2016.1196863
Abstract: We present the case of a 85-year-old patient admitted with palpitations and dyspnea. When assuming a recumbent position, we noticed a significant improvement in dyspnea, as well as a rise in arterial oxygen saturation. This… read more here.
Keywords: state; volume state; orthodeoxia syndrome; platypnea orthodeoxia ... See more keywords
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in patent foramen ovale and fenestrated atrial septal aneurysm with normal right atrial pressure: what is the culprit?
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243589
Abstract: A 76-year-old Korean woman presented with intermittent episodes of exertional hypoxia at the rehabilitation facility after a recent admission for ischaemic stroke. Clinical and diagnostic investigation confirmed the presence of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS). Transoesophageal echocardiogram… read more here.
Keywords: patent foramen; foramen ovale; orthodeoxia syndrome; right atrial ... See more keywords
Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome and hemidiaphragm paralysis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248502
Abstract: A woman in her 70s was admitted to hospital with worsening shortness of breath and no prior respiratory history of note. This patient’s shortness of breath was posture-dependent; symptoms were markedly worse and oxygen saturations… read more here.
Keywords: platypnoea; orthodeoxia syndrome; paralysis; syndrome hemidiaphragm ... See more keywords
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in the right lateral decubitus position: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s13256-017-1267-6
Abstract: BackgroundPlatypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by dyspnea and hypoxia when the patient is sitting or standing. Here we report a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome caused by a right hemidiaphragmatic elevation with giant liver… read more here.
Keywords: orthodeoxia syndrome; case; right lateral; platypnea orthodeoxia ... See more keywords
Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome associated with COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s40981-021-00471-7
Abstract: Background Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by respiratory distress and/or hypoxia developing in the sitting/upright position, which is relieved in the recumbent position. This syndrome is known to have an intracardiac… read more here.
Keywords: covid pneumonia; orthodeoxia syndrome; case; report ... See more keywords
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome After Complicated Cholecystectomy: An Unsuspected Diagnosis.
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DOI: 10.20344/amp.8700
Abstract: A 65-year-old woman with no significant prior medical history presented, in the postoperative course of a complicated cholecystectomy, several episodes of arterial desaturation. Pulmonary embolism was repeatedly suspected, but there was no evidence of pulmonary thrombus on… read more here.
Keywords: syndrome complicated; complicated cholecystectomy; orthodeoxia syndrome; unsuspected diagnosis ... See more keywords
Usefulness of a Pulse Oximeter and Multimodality Imaging for Diagnosing Platypnea-orthodeoxia Syndrome
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0159-22
Abstract: Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare disease characterized by dyspnea and hypoxemia in orthostatism that improves in the recumbent position. We herein report an 81-year-old woman with dyspnea in the upright position following thoracic vertebral… read more here.
Keywords: usefulness pulse; platypnea orthodeoxia; orthodeoxia syndrome; oximeter multimodality ... See more keywords
Platypnea-orthodeoxia Syndrome Induced by Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures and an Atrial Septal Defect
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9904-17
Abstract: Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare condition that is characterized by dyspnea and arterial oxygen desaturation, which worsen on standing and which are relieved by recumbency. We treated an 80-year-old woman with an atrial septal… read more here.
Keywords: compression; compression fractures; atrial septal; orthodeoxia syndrome ... See more keywords