title: Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome: to assess breathlessness occurring in the upright position, transthoracic echocardiography should be performed in the upright position.
authors.affiliation: MonashHEART, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: bo.xu@monashhealth.org.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: MonashHEART, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mottram
authors.affiliation: MonashHEART, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peverill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D013577:Syndrome
keywords: Inter-atrial septum; Intra-cardiac shunt; Patent foramen ovale; Platypnoea-orthodeoxia; Transthoracic echocardiography