Two women with unexplained dyspnoea: removing the blame game from the lungs.
Eirini VasarmidiIrini LambiriEirini FoteinakiVaia StamatopoulouIoanna MitrouskaGeorgios PitsidianakisAlexandros PatrianakosAnthoula PlevritakiStylianos MichelakisVasilis AmargianitakisGeorgios PrinianakisSophia SchizaNikolaos TzanakisPublished in: Breathe (Sheffield, England) (2024)
Hypoxaemia due to right-to-left atrial shunt with normal pressures in the right heart cavities represents an underdiagnosed condition. A systematic approach to hypoxaemic respiratory failure based on pathophysiology can lead to an accurate diagnosis. https://bit.ly/4bTP8fJ.
Keyphrases
- respiratory failure
- left atrial
- atrial fibrillation
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- mechanical ventilation
- catheter ablation
- heart failure
- pulmonary artery
- high resolution
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- virtual reality
- intensive care unit
- mass spectrometry
- pulmonary arterial hypertension