Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome: to assess breathlessness occurring in the upright position, transthoracic echocardiography should be performed in the upright position

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 1:202:636-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.097. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

Authors

Bo Xu¹, Philip Mottram², Roger Peverill²

Affiliations

¹ MonashHEART, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: bo.xu@monashhealth.org.
² MonashHEART, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 26451790
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.097

No abstract available

Keywords: Inter-atrial septum; Intra-cardiac shunt; Patent foramen ovale; Platypnoea-orthodeoxia; Transthoracic echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
Diagnosis, Differential
Dyspnea / diagnostic imaging
Dyspnea / etiology*
Dyspnea / physiopathology
Echocardiography / methods*
Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications*
Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnostic imaging
Foramen Ovale, Patent / surgery
Humans
Male
Posture / physiology*
Syndrome