Intestinal cholesterol embolism resulting from intra-aortic balloon pumping: a case report
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Intestinal cholesterol embolism resulting from intra-aortic balloon pumping: a case report
INTRODUCTION Intra-aortic balloon pumping is used in elective percutaneous coronary intervention for increasing coronary blood flow. However, intra-aortic balloon pumping may decrease visceral blood flow and cause mesenteric ischemia by visceral artery obstruction. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 79-year-old Asian man in whom elective percutaneous coronary intervention was performed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-213