Acute Mitral Regurgitation: The Dreaded Masquerader
Key result
Acute mitral regurgitation is a rare cause of unilateral pulmonary edema and right upper lobe opacity that requires early transthoracic echocardiography to guide lifesaving intervention.
Design
Case_report
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Prompts consideration of acute MR in unilateral edema; leaves open prospective validation of early echocardiography.
Structured PICO
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Intervention
Early imaging with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
Highlights the importance of early TTE in diagnosing acute mitral regurgitation when it presents atypically as unilateral pulmonary edema.
Cite This Study
Ravi et al. (2018) studied this question. Acute mitral regurgitation is a rare cause of unilateral pulmonary edema and right upper lobe opacity that requires early transthoracic echocardiography to guide lifesaving intervention.