Migration of Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placed Via the Axillary Artery.

Migration of Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placed Via the Axillary Artery.
J Invasive Cardiol. 2018 Jan;30(1):E11
Authors: Barac YD, Alwair H, Kong DF, Patel CB, Daneshmand MA, Milano CA, Schroder JN
Abstract
Axillary artery intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) placement enables those awaiting transplant to ambulate and get stronger, but motion increases risk of IABP migration. The management of a migrated pump in a 44-year-old man with heart failure is described.
PMID: 29289953 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - January 2, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research