• Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) · Dec 2014

    Case Reports

    [Platypnea-orthodeoxia revealed by recurrent syncope episodes].

    • R Cheaito, H Benamer, A Tritar, F Hage, F Haziza, J-F Piechaud, S El-Amine, F Medkour, M-C Morice, and P Jessen.
    • Hôpital privé Jacques-Cartier, 6, avenue du Noyer-Lambert, 91300 Massy, France; Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92151 Suresnes, France. Electronic address: cheaito_radi@hotmail.fr.
    • Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2014 Dec 1; 63 (6): 451-4.

    AbstractPlatypnea-orthodeoxia is a rare clinical condition which must be examined as a differential diagnosis for any bout of faintness occurring during standing or dyspnea that is exacerbated by standing. This syndrome is often associated with a patent foramen ovale. Its physiopathology is not univocal and the association of many anatomical criteria seems to be mandatory. Contrast echocardiography confirms diagnosis and closure of the patent foramen ovale during interventional catheterization and is currently the therapeutic method of choice. After closure of the foramen ovale, clinical improvement is spectacular and durable.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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