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José Ramón Ortega
Researcher at University of Córdoba (Spain)
Publications - 11
Citations - 341
José Ramón Ortega is an academic researcher from University of Córdoba (Spain). The author has contributed to research in topics: Supine position & Balloon. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 11 publications receiving 326 citations.
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Mechanisms of Platypnea-Orthodeoxia: What Causes Water to Flow Uphill? Response
TL;DR: Platypnea-orthodeoxia is a relatively uncommon but striking clinical syndrome characterized by dyspnea and deoxygenation accompanying a change to a sitting or standing from a recumbent position.
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Factors determining late success after mitral balloon valvulotomy
Manuel Pan,Alfonso Medina,José Suárez de Lezo,Enrique Hernández,Miguel Romero,Djordje Pavlovic,Francisco Melián,Franco M,J. A. Cabrera,Elías Romo,José Ramón Ortega +10 more
TL;DR: This study analyzes 350 patients treated by MBV who were clinically followed up between 6 months and 6 years and identified the presence of sinus rhythm and the absence of calcium at fluoroscopy as the only independent factors of late success.
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Platypnea-Orthodeoxia due to Aortic Elongation
TL;DR: A 67-year-old woman admitted to the hospital with syncope was found to have platypnea-orthodeoxia caused by a dilated aortic root, and a transesophageal echocardiogram showed the foramen ovale was closed.
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Immediate and follow-up results of transluminal balloon dilation for discrete subaortic stenosis
José Suárez de Lezo,Manuel Pan,Alfonso Medina,Miguel Romero,Francisco Melián,José Segura,Enrique Hernández,Djordje Pavlovic,Juan Morales,Ricardo Vivancos,José Ramón Ortega +10 more
TL;DR: This study presents the findings in 33 patients with discrete subaortic stenosis who were treated by percutaneous balloon dilation and were followed up for 2 months to 6.2 years, finding no significant changes in the angiographic evolution of aortic regurgitation.
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Cierre percutáneo de comunicaciones interauriculares grandes
Marcos Rodríguez,José Suárez de Lezo,Manuel Pan,Miguel Romero,José L. Segura,Djordje Pavlovic,Juan Manuel Escudero Muñoz,Manuel Franco,José Ramón Ortega,Alfonso Medina +9 more
TL;DR: Percutaneous device occlusion of large atrial septal defects is feasible and effective in most patients and those who had functional limitation before treatment remained stable, with significant clinical improvement.