Positional obstruction of the superior mesenteric artery by an intra-aortic balloon pump placed through subclavian artery approach

Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Sep;7(5):864-7. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001463.
No abstract available

Keywords: intra-aortic balloon pumping; mesenteric arteries; subclavian artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / etiology*
  • Catheterization, Peripheral / adverse effects
  • Catheterization, Peripheral / methods*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / adverse effects*
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / instrumentation
  • Male
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior*
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Positioning / adverse effects*
  • Posture*
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Subclavian Artery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler