Axillary intraaortic balloon pump rupture and cerebral embolism because of helium leak

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Oct;38(10):1122-1123. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.08.012. Epub 2019 Aug 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Axilla
  • Embolism, Air / etiology*
  • Equipment Failure*
  • Female
  • Helium*
  • Humans
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / instrumentation*
  • Intracranial Embolism / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*

Substances

  • Helium