Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in patients presenting enlarged aortic root: case report and literature review

We describe herein a case of a patient who, when in orthostatic positions, had severe hypoxemia and ventilatory dysfunction. Although the severity of symptoms required hospitalization in an intensive care setting, the initial tests only identified the presence of enlarged aortic root, which did not...

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Main Authors: Townsend, Raquel da Silva, Costa, Ana Lúcia Martins, Gib, Marcelo Cúrcio, Dexheimer Neto, Felippe Leopoldo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Medicina intensiva 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4188469/