title: Hypotension during carotid artery stenting with severe aortic stenosis: the intra-aortic balloon pump option.
abstract: This case highlights the importance of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) during carotid artery stenting (CAS) in patients with severe aortic stenosis. We report the case of a patient with severe carotid artery disease and aortic stenosis who first underwent CAS using IABP and subsequently underwent aortic valve replacement. We conclude that IABP could be helpful in the staged treatment of patients with concomitant severe carotid artery disease and aortic valve disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Istituto Clinico Città Studi, Via Ampère 47, 20131 Milano, Italy. Anzangelo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anzuini
authors.forename: Sillia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frigerio
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: Altin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palloshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome