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Emergent unilateral renal artery stenting for treatment of flash pulmonary edema: fact or fiction?

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Flash pulmonary edema is characteristically sudden in onset with rapid resolution once appropriate therapy has been instituted (Messerli et al., 2011). Acute increase of left ventricular (LV) end diastolic pressure is the usual cause of sudden decompensated cardiac failure in this patient population. Presence of bilateral renal artery stenosis or unilateral stenosis in combination with a single functional kidney in the susceptible cohort is usually blamed for this condition. We describe a patient who presented with flash pulmonary edema in the setting of normal coronary arteries. Our case is distinct as our patient developed flash pulmonary edema secondary to unilateral renal artery stenosis in the presence of bilateral functioning kidneys. Percutaneous stent implantation in the affected renal artery resulted in rapid resolution of pulmonary edema.

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Journal
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Case reports in cardiology
Volume
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2015
Number of Pages
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659306
Date Published
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2015
ISSN Number
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2090-6404
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/659306
DOI
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10.1155/2015/659306
Short Title
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Case Rep Cardiol
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