“Asymptomatic” Flash Pulmonary Edema by Point-of-Care Ultrasound
A 65-year-old man with remitted chest pain and no tachypnea was taken urgently to catheterization because of diffuse lung ultrasound B-lines on bedside examination. He was found to have severe left-main disease. This case emphasizes the value of ultrasound to recognize acute cardiogenic interstitial...
Main Authors: | Bruce J. Kimura, MD, Keshav R. Nayak, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-08-01
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Series: | JACC: Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920308482 |
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