Abstract
Mitral regurgitation is usually tolerated well in pregnancy, mainly because of left ventricular unloading due to the physiologic decrease in systemic vascular resistance (SVR). We report the case of a patient with mitral regurgitation who had pulmonary edema soon after delivery, which likely was due to a sudden increase in SVR. The sudden changes in SVR should be added to the differential diagnosis when pulmonary edema occurs after delivery in patients with mitral regurgitation.
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