Axillary Artery Hemostasis Post-Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Failure

Mohammad Al-Ani; Sahil Prasada; Siddharth Wayangankar; Mustafa Ahmed; Juan Aranda; Calvin Choi

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.084

Axillary Artery Hemostasis Post-Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Failure

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Feb 19;2(2):305-308. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.084. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Mohammad Al-Ani¹, Sahil Prasada², Siddharth Wayangankar¹, Mustafa Ahmed¹, Juan Aranda¹, Calvin Choi¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Abstract

Intra-aortic balloon pump via the axillary approach has been increasingly utilized to facilitate physical rehabilitation prior to definitive heart failure therapy. There is a high risk of device fracture with loss of arterial accessibility. Three cases are presented that demonstrate innovative arteriotomy hemostasis techniques for malfunctioning axillary intra-aortic balloon pumps. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; acute heart failure; hemostasis; tamponade.

Publication types

Case Reports