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Lead
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
With
Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport, Romania
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
acute onset of dyspnea within the preceding 8 hours
respiratory distress and pulmonary rales at any level
pulmonary congestion confirmed by chest radiography
systolic blood pressure \> 160 mmHg before treatment
sinus rhythm
signed informed consent
You may not be if
acute myocardial infarction confirmed by myocardial necrosis markers (either CKMB or troponin I). Angina pectoris alone will not be excluded
significant left sided valvular disease (more than moderate). Mitral regurgitation of any severity will not be excluded, due to the hypothesis of the role of dynamic mitral regurgitation in the pathogenesis of acute hypertensive pulmonary edema
congenital heart disease
cardiac tamponade
rhythm and conduction disturbances that may have precipitated pulmonary edema, like sustained ventricular tachycardia and complete heart block
