Orthopnea due to an aneurysm of the thoracic aorta.
Aneurysms of the thoracoic aorta may on rare occasions lead to shortness of breath by external compression of the tracheobronchial tree. We report the case of a patient who presented with orthopnea due to extensive compression of the trachea and the major airways by a large aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
Spiropoulos
K
K
Department of Internal Medicine, Regional University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Petsas
T
T
Lymberopoulos
D
D
Solomou
A
A
Spiliopoulou
M
M
Haralambopoulou
A
A
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed