title: Right lower lobe oedema as a rare sign of left heart failure.
abstract: Two cases of right lower lobe oedema are presented as a supposedly very rare sign of left heart failure after myocardial infarction in the presence of acute mitral regurgitation. Causes of unilateral oedema and its clinical relevance in the diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives are discussed, and a review of the literature on this topic is presented.
authors.forename: E M J
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Vandervliet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Tellingen
keywords: mitral valve; oedema; regurgitation; right lower lobe