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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Medicina intensiva
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4188469/ |