• Rev Esp Cardiol · Jul 2005

    Case Reports

    [Asymmetric pulmonary perfusion causing unilateral pulmonary edema as a complication of acute myocardial infarction].

    • Carlos Peña, Michel Jaquet, Julio Salgado, Virginia Pubul, Alvaro Ruibal, and Begoña Vázquez.
    • Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain. carlospenagil@hotmail.com
    • Rev Esp Cardiol. 2005 Jul 1;58(7):875-7.

    AbstractAcute unilateral pulmonary edema is an unusual clinical condition occasionally associated with severe mitral valve insufficiency. We describe a patient diagnosed as having unilateral pulmonary edema after an acute anterior myocardial infarction. Echocardiograms performed in the acute phase ruled out mitral insufficiency. A perfusion lung scan showed left-sided pulmonary hypoperfusion. The diagnosis of acquired hypoplasia of the left pulmonary artery tree was made by chest computed tomography. The pathogenesis and differential diagnosis are discussed.

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