Key result
Valve replacement with a mechanical valve resolved unilateral pulmonary edema caused by acute mitral regurgitation from myocardial infarction in a single patient monitored for 4 years.
Why the study?
Severe acute mitral regurgitation is a common cause of unilateral pulmonary edema, a lesser-identified complication that can mimic consolidation syndrome in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical valve replacement can effectively resolve unilateral pulmonary edema complicating acute mitral regurgitation post-myocardial infarction.
May indicate acute MR in ACS with right upper lobe consolidation; hypothesis-generating case leaves open prospective validation.
Severe acute mitral regurgitation is among the common causes of a lesser-identified complication such as unilateral pulmonary edema. The presence of consolidation syndrome in the upper right lobe could be considered as a suggestion for possible unilateral pulmonary edema in a patient with acute coronary syndrome. We present a case with unilateral pulmonary edema caused by acute mitral regurgitation from myocardial infarction, resolved after valve replacement with a mechanical valve, being monitored during 4 years postoperatively.
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Botnaru et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Unilateral pulmonary edema caused by acute mitral regurgitation from myocardial infarction (n=1). Valve replacement with a mechanical valve was evaluated on Resolution of unilateral pulmonary edema. Valve replacement with a mechanical valve resolved unilateral pulmonary edema caused by acute mitral regurgitation from myocardial infarction in a single patient monitored for 4 years.
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