Open AccessSurgical treatment of unilateral pulmonary edema due to acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Victor Botnaru,
Aureliu Batrinac,
Constantin Cozma,
Diana Manea,
Oxana Munteanu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
buletinul academiei de ştiinţe a moldovei: ştiinţe medicale
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1857-0011
DOI - 10.52692/1857-0011.2021.1-69.41
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary edema , mitral regurgitation , edema , cardiology , mitral valve replacement , complication , acute pulmonary edema , myocardial infarction , surgery , anesthesia , mitral valve , lung
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.