Thoracic aortic aneurysms may produce breathlessness by compressing the tracheobronchial tree. We report a patient whose shortness of breath demonstrated a marked positional component, due to varying compression of her major airways by the lesion.

Background. We study the clinical significance and management of pulmonary venous obstruction in cancer patients. Methods. We conducted a prospective cohort study to characterize the syndrome that we term "pulmonary vein obstruction syndrome" (PVOS) between January 2005 and March 2014. The criteria for inclusion were (1) episodes of shortness of breath; (2) chest X-ray showing abnormal pulmonar...

PATIENT 44-year-old white woman. CHIEF COMPLAINTS Cramping, nausea, shortness of breath, visual disturbances ("seeing yellow dots"). MEDICAL HISTORY Status asthmticus, tobacco use, hypertension, migraines. PRINCIPLE LABORATORY FINDINGS TABLES 1-7, FIGURES 1-4: .

A case of a young woman with complaints of shortness of breath and recurrent collapses is presented, including echocardiographic and cardiac MRI images showing extremely hypertrophied myocardium due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The patient was referred for therapy and genetic counselling.

We report a paediatric patient who presented with fever, shortness of breath, and vague abdominal discomfort. Lesions removed surgically proved to be generalised lymphangiomatosis and were treated conservatively. The spectrum of abnormalities and radiological features are discussed.