Chronic dyspnoea: finding the cause to reduce mortality
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A rare cause of dyspnoea: the LEOPARD syndrome.
The LEOPARD syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder in Asian countries. This syndrome involves complex malformations and other features. Though the LEOPARD syndrome is rare, diagnosis is important since it can be related with serious cardiac ailments. Patients must be followed up regularly in order to reduce the risk of sudden death which is the most severe complication. The study presents the c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Disease
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2072-1439,2077-6624
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.09.60