Pulmonary Edema and Diastolic Heart Failure in the Perioperative Period.

Published in: Case reports in anesthesiology (2018)

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) is a diagnosis encountered with increasing frequency in the aging population. We present a case of postoperative pulmonary edema in 63-year-old male with HFPEF. This patient highlights the gap in risk stratification with respect to diastolic heart failure.

Keyphrases

heart failure
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
patients undergoing
blood pressure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
ejection fraction
acute heart failure
cardiac surgery
case report