Transbrachial Intraaortic Balloon Pumping in Severe Peripheral Atherosclerosis Francesco Onorati, MD, Barbara Impiombato, MD, Alessandro Ferraro, MD, Maria Caterina Comi, MD, Carmen Spaccarotella, MD, Ciro Indolfi, MD, Attilio Renzulli, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 84, Issue 1, Pages 264-266 (July 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.039 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Fluoroscopic positioning of the intraaortic balloon in the descending thoracic aorta, (B) with the demonstration of the proximal end of the balloon a few centimeters beneath the inferior margin of the collarbone (arrow) distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery, and of the inflated balloon (asterisk) in the descending aorta. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 264-266DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.039) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions