Reversed ventilation-perfusion mismatch involving a pediatric patient in congestive heart failure.

Abstract

Over the past 13 yr, at least 11 specific etiologies of reversed ventilation-perfusion mismatch have been reported in the literature. In this article, a case of reversed ventilation-perfusion mismatch involving a patient in congestive heart failure receiving dobutamine and milrinone therapy is presented. A brief review of the topic of reversed ventilation-perfusion mismatch is presented.