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Spinal cord infarction following intraaortic balloon support.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3488719     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Infarction of the lumbar and sacral spinal cord was demonstrated at autopsy of a 72-year-old man in whom acute paraplegia developed following coronary artery bypass grafting and atrial septal defect repair with intraoperative insertion of an intraaortic balloon. Autopsy findings showed that infarcts of the spinal cord and other key organs were caused by critical occlusion of small arterioles by cholesterol emboli. These emboli apparently arose as a result of the fragmentation of atheromatous plaques within the aorta during use of the intraaortic balloon pump with subsequent embolization and occlusion of small blood vessels.
Authors:
R E Harris; K A Reimer; B J Crain; D D Becsey; H N Oldham
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Annals of thoracic surgery     Volume:  42     ISSN:  0003-4975     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Thorac. Surg.     Publication Date:  1986 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-09-17     Completed Date:  1986-09-17     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  15030100R     Medline TA:  Ann Thorac Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  206-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aortic Diseases / complications
Arteriosclerosis / complications
Coronary Artery Bypass
Embolism / etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery
Humans
Infarction / etiology*,  pathology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / adverse effects*
Male
Spinal Cord / blood supply*,  pathology

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