title: Platypnea and orthodeoxia in a patient with pulmonary embolism.
abstract: The platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare clinical manifestation. Platypnea is defined as shortness of breath that worsens in the upright position, and orthodeoxia represents hypoxemia that aggravates in the upright position. We report a case of a patient with platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome associated with pulmonary embolism and patent foramen ovale.
authors: Division of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Salvetti
authors: Dora
authors: D
authors: Zotti
authors: Abramo
authors: A
authors: Bazza
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Paini
authors: Fabio
authors: F
authors: Bertacchini
authors: Ermanna
authors: E
authors: Chiari
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Coletti
authors: Enrico Agabiti
authors: EA
authors: Rosei
authors: Maria Lorenza
authors: ML
authors: Muiesan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D055420:Perfusion Imaging; D011187:Posture; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio