title: Echocardiographically guided balloon atrial septostomy during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
abstract: Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in infants with congenital heart disease is becoming more frequent. We present the first reported use of balloon atrial septostomy during ECMO support and describe possible complications of such procedures unique to ECMO therapy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neonatology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Downing
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gowdamarajan
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen