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Published on: May 19, 2020
A case of unilateral pulmonary oedema associated with severe acute mitral regurgitation
Yaopu Shi1, Jihong Zhang1, Shengda Liu1
1Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China.
Abstract:
A 44-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with sudden chest tightness and breathlessness, and a chest X-ray revealed unilateral pulmonary oedema (UPO). Colour Doppler echocardiography showed that the leaflet prolapsed with severe regurgitation, and the regurgitant jet tended to blow rightward within the left atrium. With the assistance of mechanical ventilation and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the patient underwent mitral valve replacement. UPO is easily misdiagnosed, which leads to delays in treatment. Therefore, accurate diagnosis and immediate treatment are crucial.
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