Left heart border straightening in severe mitral stenosis
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Left heart border straightening in severe mitral stenosis.
A 27-year-old Hispanic female, in second trimester of her pregnancy, presented to our emergency department (ER) with gradually worsening shortness of breath. The physical exam was significant for a loud S1, mid-diastolic murmur of mitral stenosis and basilar crackles. A chest X-ray was performed that showed bilateral pulmonary edema and straightening of the left heart border (Figure 1). The ech...
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عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs158