Cardiac platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in a 73-year-old woman

CMAJ. 2015 Dec 8;187(18):1385-1388. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.141525. Epub 2015 Jul 20.

Authors

Khai-Jing Ng¹, Yi-Da Li²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine (Ng, Li), Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Departments of Internal Medicine (Ng, Li) and Cardiology (Li), Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan.
² School of Medicine (Ng, Li), Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Departments of Internal Medicine (Ng, Li) and Cardiology (Li), Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan blueway810@yahoo.com.tw.

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Cardiac Catheterization
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Imaging
Dyspnea, Paroxysmal / diagnosis*
Dyspnea, Paroxysmal / therapy
Female
Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnosis*
Foramen Ovale, Patent / therapy
Humans
Septal Occluder Device
Syndrome