Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions · 1999 · 69 citations · 13 references
MedicineCardiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryClinical CardiologyCritical Care CardiologyCardiopulmonary BypassExtracorporeal CirculationExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationHeart FailureAtrial SeptostomyEchocardiographic GuidanceTransesophageal Echocardiography Guidance
A 10-year-old male presented with severe heart failure secondary to myocarditis. Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was instituted. He developed severe left heart distention with acute pulmonary hemorrhage. Balloon dilation of the atrial septum to decompress the left atrium was performed at the bedside with transesophageal echocardiographic guidance.
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