Key result
Surgical mitral valve replacement resulted in significant symptom improvement and complete resolution of unilateral pulmonary infiltrates in a patient with severe eccentric mitral regurgitation.
Why the study?
Mitral regurgitation typically causes bilateral pulmonary edema, but rare unilateral presentations can be easily misdiagnosed as pneumonia.
Case Report (n=1)
Severe eccentric mitral regurgitation can present as unilateral pulmonary edema and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unilateral infiltrates to prevent misdiagnosis as pneumonia.
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May prompt cardiac evaluation for unilateral infiltrates unresponsive to pneumonia therapy; hypothesis-generating case leaves broader validation open.
Selakhor et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Unilateral pulmonary edema secondary to severe eccentric mitral regurgitation (n=1). Mitral valve replacement was evaluated on Symptom improvement and resolution of pulmonary infiltrates. Surgical mitral valve replacement resulted in significant symptom improvement and complete resolution of unilateral pulmonary infiltrates in a patient with severe eccentric mitral regurgitation.
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