1. Superior vena cava stenosis presenting with bendopnea
- Author
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Mark H. Drazner, Seth M. Toomay, Jennifer T. Thibodeau, and Mozhu Li
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ,Vena Cava, Superior ,Case Report ,Constriction, Pathologic ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Superior vena cava ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Vascular Diseases ,Superior Vena Cava Stenosis ,Heart Failure ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Stenosis ,Dyspnea ,030228 respiratory system ,Heart failure ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,Differential diagnosis ,Ventricular filling ,business - Abstract
Bendopnea, or dyspnoea with bending forward, is a recently described symptom of heart failure that is associated with elevated ventricular filling pressures. Here, we describe a case of superior vena cava (SVC) stenosis that presented with bendopnea and resolved with SVC recanalisation. We suggest that SVC stenosis be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who experience bendopnea.
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- 2023