Positional dyspnoea due to aneurysm of the thoracic aorta
| Autor: | E. E. J. Smith, F. J. C. Millard, G. D. Phillips |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Posture Constriction Pathologic Lesion Aneurysm medicine.artery Internal medicine Medicine Thoracic aorta Humans Aged Aortic Aneurysm Thoracic business.industry Smoking Bronchial Diseases respiratory system medicine.disease Dyspnea cardiovascular system Cardiology Female Radiology medicine.symptom business Tracheal Stenosis |
| Zdroj: | The European respiratory journal. 7(2) |
| ISSN: | 0903-1936 |
| Popis: | Thoracic aortic aneurysms may produce breathlessness by compressing the tracheobronchial tree. We report a patient whose shortness of breath demonstrated a marked positional component, due to varying compression of her major airways by the lesion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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