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Intravenous iron infusion ameliorates anaemia and protein-losing enteropathy in patients after Fontan surgery: case series.

Mio KairikuHisaaki Aoki
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2024)
Protein-losing enteropathy is a severe complication of Fontan surgery and is associated with anaemia. Few studies have reported on the efficacy of an intravenous iron infusion for treating protein-losing enteropathy and low albuminemia after Fontan surgery. Herein, we present two cases of female patients who suffered from protein-losing enteropathy and low albuminemia following Fontan surgery, both of whom improved after an intravenous iron infusion.
Keyphrases
  • minimally invasive
  • coronary artery bypass
  • iron deficiency
  • low dose
  • surgical site infection
  • protein protein
  • high dose
  • binding protein
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • prognostic factors
  • small molecule