| Six of the 11 patients had coarse, bibasilar rales, and two reported orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. |
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| Shortness of breath on lying down is called orthopnea and is a major symptom of heart failure. |
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| He denied orthopnea, edema, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and exertional chest pain. |
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| Physical examination showed orthopnea, tachypnea, tachycardia, dullness and diminished breath sounds in both hemithoraxes. |
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| The patients presented with a wide variety of symptoms including embolic phenomenon, shortness of breath, or orthopnea, though some were asymptomatic. |
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| A 70-year-old woman was admitted for progressive effort dyspnea and palpitation of 5 years' duration and orthopnea and paroxysmal dyspnea for 6 months. |
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| This information demonstrates that the patient experiences orthopnea. |
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