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Myocardial Infarction and Functional Outcome Assessment in Pigs
Published on: April 25, 2014
[Asymmetric pulmonary perfusion causing unilateral pulmonary edema as a complication of acute myocardial infarction]
Carlos Peña1, Michel Jaquet, Julio Salgado
1Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain. carlospenagil@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Acute unilateral pulmonary edema is an unusual clinical condition occasionally associated with severe mitral valve insufficiency. We describe a patient diagnosed as having unilateral pulmonary edema after an acute anterior myocardial infarction. Echocardiograms performed in the acute phase ruled out mitral insufficiency. A perfusion lung scan showed left-sided pulmonary hypoperfusion. The diagnosis of acquired hypoplasia of the left pulmonary artery tree was made by chest computed tomography. The pathogenesis and differential diagnosis are discussed.
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