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Flash pulmonary edema in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: A case report
  • Maryam Mehrpooya,
  • Mohammad Reza Eftekhari,
  • Tara Moghaddasfar
Maryam Mehrpooya
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Mohammad Reza Eftekhari
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Tara Moghaddasfar
Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

We report a 51-year-old female with a history of a degenerated aortic bioprosthesis and severe valvular dysfunction who was admitted for redo valve surgery and unexpectedly developed acute flash pulmonary edema, a dramatic form of cardiogenic pulmonary edema before coronary angiography and was managed by timely and proper treatment.