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Platypnea‐Orthodeoxia: An Unusual Indication for Surgical Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale
Author(s) -
MURRAY KEVIN D.,
KALANGES LAURI K.,
WEILAND JEFFREY E.,
BINKLEY PHILIP F.,
HOWANITZ E. PAUL,
GALBRAITH TIMOTHY A.,
MYEROWITZ P. DAVID
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1991.tb00565.x
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , intensive care medicine , percutaneous
A bstract Platypnea‐orthodeoxia is an infrequently reported clinical form of position dependent dyspnea and oxygen desaturation. There are several diverse etiologies for this syndrome. This case report of a patient with platypnea‐orthodeoxia is the first known presentation of a case secondary to a patent foramen ovale and idiopathic hemidiaphragm paralysis. A major problem with this disease is the clinical recognition of its existence. Full recovery is possible with proper assessment of clinical signs and symptoms, appropriate noninvasive diagnostic tests, and corrective surgery in selective cases.