The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 20, 581-585, Copyright © 1975 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Pulmonary edema following pulmonary valvulotomy
RE Matisonn, AS Mitha, MA Williams and E Chesler
A previously unreported combination of critical pulmonary valve stenosis
and mitral stenosis is described. The initial clinical presentation was one
of right ventricular failure that obscured the evidence of pulmonary venous
hypertension. Following pulmonary valvulotomy, pulmonary edema ensued
because of the increased pulmonary blood flow. The importance of urgent
cardiac catheterization postoperatively following an operation that
increases pulmonary blood flow is discussed.