Abstract:A 20-year-old man (born 10/16/1985), from the town of Dona Ines (state of Paraiba, northeastern Brazil), was admitted at the hospital due to mild effort dyspnea (2006).The patient had presented shortness of breath triggered by mild effort since the age of 13 (1998); at this time, he also presented an episode of syncope while running. Since then, there was a slow progression of the dyspnea. He felt tired and dizzy when walking around 100 meters on level surfaces and he started to present lower-limb edema.He als… Show more
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