J Korean Med Sci.  2023 Mar;38(10):e80. 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e80.

Case 8: A 58-Year-Old Man Presented With Symptomatic Recurrent Pulmonary Edema

• Lee SN
• Kim GH
• Choi J
• Kim MS

• KMID: 2540429
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e80

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  Fig. 1 BP graphs of medication use and hospitalization history (before percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty).ARF = acute renal failure, BP = blood pressure, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure.

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  Fig. 2 Chest X-ray showed mild cardiomegaly and acute pulmonary edema, at the time of admission.

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  Fig. 3 Images of the left renal artery stenosis. (A) Solitary kidney and left renal artery stenosis on computed tomography. (B) A percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty was performed using a 7 × 29 mm stent (Omnilink Elite; Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL, USA).

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  Fig. 4 BP graphs of medication use and hospitalization history (include after percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty).ARF = acute renal failure, BP = blood pressure, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure.

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