Paroxysmal supine hypoxaemia with hyperthyroidism and atrial fibrillation: a case report of a diagno...
Paroxysmal supine hypoxaemia with hyperthyroidism and atrial fibrillation: a case report of a diagnostic challenge
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Paroxysmal supine hypoxaemia with hyperthyroidism and atrial fibrillation: a case report of a diagnostic challenge
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European heart journal. Case reports, 2022, Vol.6 (6), p.ytac214-ytac214
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BackgroundA patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a persistent embryonic defect in the interatrial septum. Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome is characterized by positional hypoxaemia that is most commonly due to right-to-left shunting through a PFO. Dynamic right-to-left shunting through a PFO can also exacerbate positional hypoxaemia without platypnea-ortho...
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Paroxysmal supine hypoxaemia with hyperthyroidism and atrial fibrillation: a case report of a diagnostic challenge
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2680242579
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2680242579
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2514-2119
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10.1093/ehjcr/ytac214
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