Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome due to patent foramen ovale. An unusual cause of Cheyne-Stokes respiration.
Klinik für Kardiologie, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, bitter.thomas@mh-hannover.de.
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Scholz
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Oldenburg
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002639:Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome