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Perforation of an intraaortic balloon twice in one patient
C Price1, N P Briffa, M A Lynn
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Perforation of an intraaortic balloon is a well recognised complication of the device and is usually due to abrasion by a calcified aortic atheromatous plaque. We report a case in which a replacement balloon also perforated and suggest that if continued balloon assistance is required, a lower perfill volume may prevent damage to the second balloon.