Anasarca due to pulmonic valve regurgitation with low pulmonary vascular resistance.
A 57-year-old woman underwent pulmonic valvotomy for congenital pulmonic stenosis. She developed severe pulmonic insufficiency, secondary tricuspid regurgitation, and anasarca in spite of a normal pulmonary artery pressure. Insertion of a pulmonary valve prosthesis and tricuspid valve plication reversed all clinical symptoms and signs of this rare complication of pulmonary valvotomy.
D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005665:Furosemide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*
D005665:Furosemide