Endovascular repair of aortic perforation and type B aortic dissection after axillary intra-aortic balloon pump insertion

We present the successful endovascular repair of an iatrogenic aortic dissection in a 57-year-old woman with decompensated heart failure. An intra-aortic balloon pump was inserted in the patient via a percutaneous axillary approach for circulatory support. Six days later, she developed symptoms of a...

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Main Authors: Kelly Twohig, BS, Ashley J. Williamson, MD, Ross Milner, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428721001209