Orthodeoxia in hypoxaemic morbid obesity reverts one year after bariatric surgery

E. Rivas, E. Arismendi, A. Tejedor, Y. Torralba, C. Gistau, F. Burgos, S. Delgado, J. Balust, R. Rodriguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Various issues in clinical physiology
Session: Various issues in clinical physiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3789

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E. Rivas, E. Arismendi, A. Tejedor, Y. Torralba, C. Gistau, F. Burgos, S. Delgado, J. Balust, R. Rodriguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain). Orthodeoxia in hypoxaemic morbid obesity reverts one year after bariatric surgery. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 3789

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