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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

Mio Kairiku Open the ORCID record for Mio Kairiku [Opens in a new window]  and
Hisaaki Aoki Open the ORCID record for Hisaaki Aoki [Opens in a new window]
Mio Kairiku
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Osaka Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan
Hisaaki Aoki*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Osaka Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan
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Corresponding author: H. Aoki; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

intravenous iron infusionFontanprotein-losing enteropathyanaemiairon deficiency
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Cardiology in the Young , First View , pp. 1 - 4
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