title: Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Entrapment in a Nonatherosclerotic Common Iliac Artery.
abstract: Use of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is helpful for maintaining hemodynamic stability in patients with low cardiac output and compromised left ventricular function undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Although the incidence of complications has decreased significantly as experience with the device has increased, IABP use still carries a risk of complications. The most common complication is limb ischemia, mainly as a result of IABP entrapment and thromboembolism. Here we report a case of IABP entrapment in a nonatherosclerotic common iliac artery where forced removal caused fracture of the catheter.
authors.affiliation: Imam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Feridoun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sabzi
authors.affiliation: Imam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Abdol Hamid
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Zokaei
authors.affiliation: Imam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Abdol Rasoul
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Moloudi
authors.affiliation: Imam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Samsam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dabiri
keywords: common iliac artery; coronary artery bypass grafting; coronary artery disease; intra-aortic balloon pump