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Nino Mihatov1, David M Dudzinski

  • 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, 55 Fruit Street, GRB 740, Boston, MA 02114 USA. nmihatov@partners.org.

The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
|September 3, 2015
PubMed

Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) rupture is a rare complication, with overall reported incidence of 1%. It is thought to be related to abrasion of balloon material against atherosclerotic plaques during or after placement. The presented case demonstrates the presence of blood within the IABP driveline, which is a key indicator of rupture.

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