Kloppenburg Geoffrey T L, Sonker Uday, Schepens Marc A A
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435 CM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
J Invasive Cardiol. 2009 Jun;21(6):e110-2.
The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical circulatory assist device commonly used for patients with cardiogenic shock or perioperative cardiac failure. The use of IABPs is, however, associated with severe complications occurring in 6-15% of patients. We report a case and present images of a patient who died of sequelae after thrombus formation in the thoracic aorta as an exceedingly rare complication of IABP use.
主动脉内球囊反搏泵(IABP)是一种机械循环辅助装置,常用于心源性休克或围手术期心力衰竭患者。然而,IABP的使用与6%-15%的患者发生严重并发症有关。我们报告一例病例,并展示一名患者的图像,该患者因胸主动脉血栓形成后出现后遗症死亡,这是IABP使用极为罕见的并发症。