Key result
Mechanical mitral valve replacement resulted in complete resolution of right-sided pulmonary edema and pleural effusion in a patient with acute severe mitral regurgitation.
Why the study?
Unilateral cardiogenic pulmonary edema carries an independent risk for mortality, and while acute mitral regurgitation is its most common cardiogenic cause, it is rarely described outside acute coronary syndrome.
Case Report (n=1)
Acute severe mitral regurgitation can present atypically as unilateral right-sided pulmonary edema with high-volume pleural effusion, which resolves following mechanical mitral valve replacement.
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Unilateral cardiogenic edema may signal acute mitral regurgitation and risk diagnostic delay; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Nathani et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Unilateral pulmonary edema and acute severe mitral regurgitation (n=1). Mechanical mitral valve replacement was evaluated on Resolution of pulmonary edema and pleural effusion. Mechanical mitral valve replacement resulted in complete resolution of right-sided pulmonary edema and pleural effusion in a patient with acute severe mitral regurgitation.
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