title: Occlusion of left internal mammary artery with intra-aortic balloon: clinical implications.
abstract: Obstruction of the left internal mammary artery by a malpositioned intra-aortic balloon in patients undergoing coronary bypass grafting may erroneously preclude its use during the procedure or may cause a potentially fatal reduction in coronary flow postoperatively in patients with left internal mammary grafts.
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008323:Mammary Arteries; D008875:Middle Aged; D013895:Thoracic Arteries