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Paraplegia following intraaortic balloon circulatory assistance
A Benício1, L F Moreira, J O Auler Junior
1Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas-FMUSP.
Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia
|October 26, 1999
Abstract:
Intraaortic balloon counterpulsation is frequently used in patients experiencing severe ventricular dysfunction following maximal drug therapy. However, even with the improvement of percutaneous insertion techniques, the procedure has always been followed by vascular; infectious, and neurological complications. This article describes a case of paraplegia due to intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery.