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Intraaortic balloon pump placement through dacron aortofemoral grafts
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA 01805.
Journal of Vascular Surgery
|June 1, 1988
Abstract:
Occasionally, severe coronary insufficiency necessitates the placement of an intraaortic balloon pump in a patient with a preexisting synthetic aortofemoral bypass graft. Our experience with two such patients suggests that insertion of the intraaortic balloon through a limb of the aortofemoral graft is a safe and effective technique.