An unusual cause of hypoxia: getting to the heart of the matter

A 63-year-old female presented to hospital with progressive exertional dyspnoea over a 6-month period. In the year preceding her admission, she reported an intercurrent history of abdominal pain, diarrhoea and weight loss. She was found to be hypoxic, the cause for which was initially unclear. A ven...

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Main Authors: Daniel Hammersley, Aamir Shamsi, Mohammad Murtaza Zaman, Philip Berry, Lydia Sturridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.echorespract.com/content/5/1/K7.full