title: The use of vein allografts as sidearms for intraaortic balloon insertion.
abstract: Femoral artery cannulation for intraaortic balloon counterpulsation may be attended by difficulties due to changes in the vessel wall and the inherent stiffness of Dacron grafts. A substitute technique utilizing venous allografts is described. The advantages are enumerated and are related to allograft pliability. Fifty-nine such procedures have been done without related complications.
mesh_terms: D001243:Assisted Circulation; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000637:transplantation