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.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- risk factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- aortic valve
- coronary artery disease
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- heart failure
- acute myocardial infarction
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- aortic stenosis
- endovascular treatment
- left atrial
- mitral valve
- aortic dissection
- acute coronary syndrome
- pulmonary hypertension