| Literature DB >> 35304375 |
Yaopu Shi1, Jihong Zhang1, Shengda Liu1, Wei Miao1, Qinghai Zhang1.
Abstract
A 44-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with sudden chest tightness and breathlessness, and a chest X-ray revealed unilateral pulmonary oedema (UPO). Colour Doppler echocardiography showed that the leaflet prolapsed with severe regurgitation, and the regurgitant jet tended to blow rightward within the left atrium. With the assistance of mechanical ventilation and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the patient underwent mitral valve replacement. UPO is easily misdiagnosed, which leads to delays in treatment. Therefore, accurate diagnosis and immediate treatment are crucial. © Royal College of Physicians 2022. All rights reserved.Entities:
Keywords: VA-ECMO; mitral regurgitation; unilateral pulmonary oedema; venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35304375 PMCID: PMC8966810 DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0770
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Med (Lond) ISSN: 1470-2118 Impact factor: 2.659