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Case Reports
. 2001 Apr;5(2):135-7.
doi: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2001.005002135.x.

Reversal of protein-losing enteropathy in a child with Fontan circulation is correlated with central venous pressure after heart transplantation

D Holmgren  1 , H Berggren, H Wåhlander, M Hallberg, U Myrdal
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Reversal of protein-losing enteropathy in a child with Fontan circulation is correlated with central venous pressure after heart transplantation

D Holmgren et al. Pediatr Transplant. 2001 Apr.

Abstract

We report on the reversal of protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) after heart transplantation (HTx) in a 10-yr-old boy with Fontan circulation, previously treated unsuccessfully with heparin for several months. The protein loss continued immediately after the Tx. During the following month, however, a gradual decrease in protein loss was observed, which correlated with a decrease in the inferior vena cava (IVC) pressure. The patient is doing well with a normal serum albumin level and a normal IVC pressure, 2 yr after Tx.

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