title: [Low-capillary-pressure pulmonary edema occurring in the acute phase of myocardial infarction].
abstract: A 44-year old man presented a postanoxic coma and acute pulmonary oedema after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the acute phase of myocardial infarction. Early haemodynamic measurements revealed low right and left ventricular filling pressures and a low cardiac output. Haemodynamic and clinical improvement was obtained after volume expansion. The cause of low-pressure pulmonary oedema occasionally seen in patients with acute myocardial infarction is sometimes unclear. In the present case, a neurogenic mechanism may be involved. The early diagnosis of this oedema has important therapeutic implications.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
vernacular_title: Oedème pulmonaire avec pression capillaire basse survenu à la phase aiguë d'un infarctus du myocarde.