Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: A Case of Persistent Hypoxemia in an Elderly Patient

Circulation. 2021 Aug 3;144(5):395-398. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054424. Epub 2021 Aug 2.

Authors

Renata Ribeiro¹, Inês Fialho², Leonor Boavida¹

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Department 4 (R.R., L.B.), Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal.
² Cardiology Department (I.F.), Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal.

PMID: 34339308
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054424

No abstract available

Keywords: aging; dyspnea; echocardiography; foramen ovale, patent; heart defects, congenital; hypoxia; physical examination.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers
Blood Gas Analysis
Disease Management
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications
Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnosis
Foramen Ovale, Patent / surgery
Humans
Hypoxia / diagnosis*
Hypoxia / etiology*
Physical Examination
Symptom Assessment
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Biomarkers