Orthopnea due to an Aneurysm of the Thoracic Aorta
作者:
K. Spiropoulos,
T. Petsas,
D. Lymberopoulos,
A. Solomou,
M. Spiliopoulou,
A. Haralambopoulou,
期刊:
Respiration
(Karger Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 62,
issue 3
页码: 174-176
ISSN:0025-7931
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1159/000196418
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Dyspnea;Thoracic aortic aneurysm;Spirometry;Lung;Computed tomography;Orthopnea
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Aneurysms of the thoracoic aorta may on rare occasions lead to shortness of breath by external compression of the tracheobronchial tree. We report the case of a patient who presented with orthopnea due to extensive compression of the trachea and the major airways by a large aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
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