Lobar Pulmonary Edema Due to Mitral Regurgitation: Diagnosis by Echocardiography |
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| Authors: | Elisabeth U. Dexter M.D. John M. Snider M.D. Ellen E.I. Gordon M.D. Wayne E. Richenbacher M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology, College of Medicine, The University of lowa, lowa City, lowa |
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| Abstract: | A bstract One etiology of unilateral lobar pulmonary edema is mitral regurgitation. Echocardiography is able to demonstrate the retrograde flow of blood into the pulmonary veins and allows timely diagnosis and treatment planning. Correction of mitral regurgitation is followed by resolution of the radiographic abnormality. |
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