Reversible orthodeoxia and platypnea due to right-to-left intracardiac shunting related to pericardial effusion.
Adolph
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Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lacy
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Hermoni
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Wexler
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Javaheri
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D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*