A 65-year-old male with a history of long-standing hypertens…
A 65-year-old male with a history of long-standing hypertension presents to the emergency department with acute shortness of breath. Chest radiograph shows diffuse, fluffy bilateral infiltrates, and laboratory testing reveals a B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level of 980 pg/mL. Which condition is most likely?