Bendopnea

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Bendopnea
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Bendopnea can occur in patients with heart failure when they bend over, such as when tying their shoes.
Differential diagnosisheart failure

Bendopnea is a newly described symptom of heart failure, meaning shortness of breath when leaning forward.[1][2][3][4][5] It was introduced by Thibodeau et al. in 2014.[1][2] Patients with heart failure often experience this when bending over to tie a shoe or putting socks on.[1][2] It has been defined as occurring within 30 seconds of bending over, but could occur in as few as 8 seconds.[3] When a patient is in heart failure, it often means the ventricular filling pressures are high at baseline.[1][2] When said person bends forward, it causes a further increase in ventricular filling pressures, especially in patients with lower cardiac indices.[1][2] The term "bendopnea" was coined to be easily identifiable among patients and physicians.[3]

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "'Bendopnea': A New Symptom to Help Spot Sicker HF Patients?". Medscape. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rice, Sabriya (2014-03-20). "'Bendopnea' identified as heart failure symptom". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. "Cardiologists define new heart failure symptom: Shortness of breath while bending over: March 18, 2014 News Releases". UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  5. "Bendopnea — What Is It and What's Its Significance?". AHC Media. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2016-05-09.


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