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Unexpected complication of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation via the ascending aorta: balloon migration
F Santini1, P Bertolini, A Rossi
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Italy.
Abstract:
A case of intraaortic balloon pump catheter migration after an ascending aortic insertion, occurring 16 h postoperatively in a 48 year old man after myocardial revascularization, is presented. The prevention and management of this rare but serious complication of intraaortic balloon pumping is reviewed.