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Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome
- Source :
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62(8)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2013.
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Abstract
- A 62-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of cerebral infarction. Interestingly, oxygen saturation declined from 92% in supine to 78% in the upright position. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed the atrial septal defect (ASD) 10 mm in diameter. Although color Doppler demonstrated
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Supine position
business.industry
Cerebral infarction
Color doppler
medicine.disease
Internal medicine
mental disorders
cardiovascular system
Cardiology
medicine
cardiovascular diseases
business
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Platypnea orthodeoxia
Oxygen saturation (medicine)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07351097
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....37f6b6f6dd10955052b6bfb641f78f3f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.097