title: A difficult diagnosis: right unilateral cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Usefulness of biochemical markers of heart failure for the correct diagnosis.
abstract: We describe a case of unilateral pulmonary edema occurring in a young woman affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy complicated by acute worsening of mitral regurgitation. The relevant role of biochemical markers of heart failure, such as brain natriuretic peptide and carbohydrate antigen 125, in clarifying the final diagnosis of cardiogenic pulmonary edema and modifying treatment accordingly is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Unit of Polycardiography, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. faggiano@numerica.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Aloia
authors.forename: Pompilio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faggiano
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brentana
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boldini
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Procopio
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Racheli
authors.forename: Livio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dei Cas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018394:CA-125 Antigen; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain