Platypnea related to constrictive pericarditis.
Platypnea is the rare symptom of dyspnea in the upright position, which is relieved by assumption of the recumbent position. This symptom has been previously described in association with several conditions, but never with constrictive pericarditis. The authors report the case of a patient with constrictive pericarditis and severe platypnea, which resolved after pericardiectomy.
Mashman
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Division of Cardiology, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta.
Silverman
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D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011187:Posture