TRANSIENT BOWEL ISCHEMIA FROM MIGRATION OF AN AXILLARY INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP

Optimal placement of the distal tip of an axillary IABP is not known with unique challenges to this approach. Few cases of axillary intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) migration into the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) have been reported. A 37 year old female with end-stage heart failure underwent