When sitting suffocates: a rare cause of platypnoea–orthodeoxia syndrome

Rahul Nema, Chaithra Rajanna, Animesh Ray, Ranveer Singh Jadon, Naval K. Vikram

Source: Breathe, 16 (4) 200205; 10.1183/20734735.0205-2020
Journal Issue: December

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