Treatment of Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome in a Patient with Normal Cardiac Hemodynamics: A Review of Mechanisms with Implications for Management
By: Brian S. Porter and Bruce Hettleman
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-14-2-141 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 141 - 146
Published on: Apr 1, 2018
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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