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prednisone and Patent Foramen Ovale

prednisone has been researched along with Patent Foramen Ovale in 1 studies

Prednisone: A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver.
prednisone : A synthetic glucocorticoid drug that is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant, and affects virtually all of the immune system. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone (a beta-hydroxy group instead of the oxo group at position 11), which is the active drug and also a steroid.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" A 68-year-old man on long-term prednisone therapy for eosinophilic pneumonia presented with progressive dyspnea worsened by bending forward."3.77Orthodeoxia platypnea syndrome in a patient with lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum due to long-term steroid use. ( Bokhari, SSI; deMarchena, E; Lowery, MH; Wanner, A; Willens, HJ, 2011)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (100.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Bokhari, SSI1
Willens, HJ1
Lowery, MH1
Wanner, A1
deMarchena, E1

Other Studies

1 other study available for prednisone and Patent Foramen Ovale

ArticleYear
Orthodeoxia platypnea syndrome in a patient with lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum due to long-term steroid use.
    Chest, 2011, Volume: 139, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Atrial Septum; Diagnosis, Differential; Dyspnea; Echocardiography; Foramen Ovale, Patent; Gluc

2011