C42 DYSPNEA: CASE REPORTS: Trepopnea And Intracardiac Shunt Following Lobectomy

An echocardiogram revealed an aneurysmal interatrial septum and patent foramen ovale (PFO) with right to left shunting. Positional changes stretch the interatrial communication, allowing more streaming of venous blood from the inferior vena cava through the previously inactive defect, similar to the...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Main Authors: Bazan, I S, Adamson, P, Tanoue, L T, Fares, W H, Knight, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dyspnea
Health risk assessment
Lung diseases
Lying
Pulmonary arteries
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Summary:An echocardiogram revealed an aneurysmal interatrial septum and patent foramen ovale (PFO) with right to left shunting. Positional changes stretch the interatrial communication, allowing more streaming of venous blood from the inferior vena cava through the previously inactive defect, similar to the physiology of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970