POSITIONAL DYSPNEA DUE TO ANEURYSM OF THE THORACIC AORTA

Authors
PHILLIPS GD SMITH EEJ MILLARD FJC
Citation
Gd. Phillips et al., POSITIONAL DYSPNEA DUE TO ANEURYSM OF THE THORACIC AORTA, The European respiratory journal, 7(2), 1994, pp. 412-414
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
The European respiratory journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
09031936
Volume
7
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
412 - 414
Database
ISI
SICI code
0903-1936(1994)7:2<412:PDDTAO>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Thoracic aortic aneurysms may produce breathlessness by compressing th e tracheobronchial tree. We report a patient whose shortness of breath demonstrated a marked positional component, due to varying compressio n of her major airways by the lesion.