Intra-aortic balloon pump treatment in an adult patient with a Fontan circulation and acute heart failure: a case report
Miriam Sjåstad Langseth,
Njord Nordstrand,
Gunnar Erikssen
Abstract:Background
There is limited evidence for the use of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in adult patients with a total cavopulmonary, or Fontan circulation.
Case summary
A patient in his twenties with a Fontan circulation presented with sepsis, pneumonia, and pulmonary oedema. He was born with a hypoplastic left ventricle, atrioventricular septal defect, and hypoplastic aortic arch, and a total cavopulmonary circulation had b… Show more
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