老年心脏病学杂志(英文版)
老年心髒病學雜誌(英文版)
노년심장병학잡지(영문판)
Journal of Geriatric Cardiology
2015年
3期
323-325
,共3页
Intracardiac shunt%Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome%Patent foramen ovale%Transcatheter closure
Platypnea orthodeoxia syndrome is associated with dyspnea and arterial oxygen desaturation accentuated by an upright posture. It can be secondary to an intracardiac shunt. We report a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) in a 58-year old male patient who had a pre-existing patent foramen ovale (PFO) and substantial pulmonary pathologies. He was successfully treated by percutaneous transcatheter closure of the PFO. Our case highlights the importance of recognition of this rare syndrome in patients who present with unexplained hy-poxia for whom transcatheter closure of the interatrial shunt can be safely carried out.