Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome With Normal Right Heart Pressures in an Octogenarian

We describe a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in an 88-year-old man who presented with progressive dyspnea. Right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) was seen in the setting of normal right-sided heart pressures. He was successfully treated with percutaneous transcatheter PF...

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Published in:JACC. Case reports 2020-02, Vol.2 (2), p.324-325
Main Authors: Kuzma, Marcin, Bowers, Jessie, Farbaniec, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
echocardiography
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hypoxemia
shortness of breath
treatment
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Summary:We describe a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in an 88-year-old man who presented with progressive dyspnea. Right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) was seen in the setting of normal right-sided heart pressures. He was successfully treated with percutaneous transcatheter PFO closure. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) [Display omitted] This study describes a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in an 88-year-old man who presented with progressive dyspnea. Right-to-left shunting…
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.020