Percutaneous Shunt Closure Improves Oxygenation in Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome
Percutaneous closure of an interatrial shunt significantly improves oxygenation and symptoms in patients with platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS), with a low procedural complication rate. A systematic review of 196 studies involving 469 patients (mean age 68.3 years; 51% female) characterized the clinical features, anatomical contributors, and outcomes of percutaneous closure of […]