title: Orthopnea due to an aneurysm of the thoracic aorta.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Regional University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spiropoulos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petsas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lymberopoulos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Solomou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spiliopoulou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haralambopoulou
mesh_terms: 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