Case Report

Acute Pulmonary Edema During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device Implantation: Management With Intraaortic Balloon Pump Insertion

  • Timuçin Altın
  • Ömer Akyürek
  • Remzi Karaoğuz
  • Muharrem Güldal

Received Date: 09.09.2007 Accepted Date: 14.02.2008 J Ankara Univ Fac Med 2008;61(2):90-92

In this case report, we present two patients who experienced acute pulmonary edema during car-diac resynchronization therapy device implantation. In both patients, insertion of an intraaortic balloon pump immediately improved clinical condition and the operation could be completed, which would otherwise had to be postponed.

Keywords: Acute pulmonary edema,cardiac resynchronization therapy,intraaortic balloon pump