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Platypnoea-orthodeoxia-syndrome in a 69-year-old male: a case report

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    S. Richter, M. A. Ohlow, B. Lauer & M. A. Secknus

  2. Klinik für Pneumologie und Zentrum für Schlafmedizin und Beatmungsmedizin, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Bad Berka, Germany

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Richter, S., Ohlow, M.A., Lauer, B. et al. Platypnoea-orthodeoxia-syndrome in a 69-year-old male: a case report. Clin Res Cardiol 97, 402–406 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-008-0640-2

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