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Successful Use of Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation for Systemic Ventricular Failure Following Total Pericardiectomy for Calcific Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis.
- Source :
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World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery [World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg] 2020 Jul; Vol. 11 (4), pp. NP203-NP206. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 14. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- We report two male patients aged 18 and 19 years, respectively, undergoing total pericardiectomy for chronic calcific constrictive pericarditis who developed systemic ventricular failure unresponsive to medical management following surgery. The failing circulation was successfully reestablished using intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation. Aortic counterpulsation facilitates recovery of ventricular function and appears to be a reasonable alternative in select instances of refractory cardiac failure following pericardiectomy.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2150-136X
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30319033
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/2150135118769321