An unusual case of left upper lobe pulmonary edema.
This is a report of an unusual case of left, predominantly upper lobe, pulmonary edema secondary to paravalvular mitral regurgitation (MR) complicating mitral valve replacement. Transesophageal echocardiography proved helpful in making the diagnosis of MR and suggesting the mechanism of the pulmonary edema.
Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Long Island Campus of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000150:complications