Unilateral pulmonary edema from mitral regurgitation

Discussion:

Patient underwent urgent mitral valve repair after having a normal coronary angiogram.

Acute decompensated mitral regurgitation can present with unilateral pulmonary edema, which is predominantly observed in the right lung. This is thought to be related to the direction of the regurgitant jet towards the right pulmonary veins 1

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