Anatomopathological Session Case 1 - A 33 Year-Old Man with Effort Dyspnea and Syncope who Presented Sudden Worsening of the Dyspnea
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Section Edition: Alfredo José Mansur ([email protected]) Associated Editors: Desidério Favarato ([email protected]) Vera Demarchi Aiello ([email protected]) The patient started to present shortness of breath, which initially appeared at great efforts and progressed until it was also triggered by mild efforts. Fatigue and asthenia were associated to this picture. Four months before, the individual had presented several episodes of syncope triggered by physical exertion.
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Case 1/2009--A 33-year-old man with effort dyspnea and syncope who presented sudden worsening of the dyspnea.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009