Positional dyspnoea due to aneurysm of the thoracic aorta

Eur Respir J. 1994 Feb;7(2):412-4. doi: 10.1183/09031936.94.07020412.

Abstract

Thoracic aortic aneurysms may produce breathlessness by compressing the tracheobronchial tree. We report a patient whose shortness of breath demonstrated a marked positional component, due to varying compression of her major airways by the lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / epidemiology
  • Bronchial Diseases / etiology
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Dyspnea / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Posture / physiology*
  • Smoking
  • Tracheal Stenosis / etiology