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Open J Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep 19;4:5-7. doi: 10.4137/OJCS.S7688. eCollection 2011.

Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Entrapment in a Nonatherosclerotic Common Iliac Artery.

Open journal of cardiovascular surgery

Feridoun Sabzi, Abdol Hamid Zokaei, Abdol Rasoul Moloudi, Samsam Dabiri

Affiliations

  1. Imam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.

PMID: 26949336 PMCID: PMC4767132 DOI: 10.4137/OJCS.S7688

Abstract

Use of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is helpful for maintaining hemodynamic stability in patients with low cardiac output and compromised left ventricular function undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Although the incidence of complications has decreased significantly as experience with the device has increased, IABP use still carries a risk of complications. The most common complication is limb ischemia, mainly as a result of IABP entrapment and thromboembolism. Here we report a case of IABP entrapment in a nonatherosclerotic common iliac artery where forced removal caused fracture of the catheter.

Keywords: common iliac artery; coronary artery bypass grafting; coronary artery disease; intra-aortic balloon pump

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