PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yaopu Shi
AU  - Jihong Zhang
AU  - Shengda Liu
AU  - Wei Miao
AU  - Qinghai Zhang
TI  - A case of unilateral pulmonary oedema associated with severe acute mitral regurgitation
AID  - 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0770
DP  - 2022 Mar 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 160--162
VI  - 22
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/2/160.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/2/160.full
SO  - Clin Med2022 Mar 01; 22
AB  - 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.