Admitted to hospital 12/26/97 with cardiogenic shock, anterior wall mi, acute pulmonary edema.
Found to have severe 3 vessel coronary artery occlusive disease.
To surgery for emergency cabg x6 and placement of left femoral iabp.
As coming off bypass, noted iabp kept beeping a problem.
All connections were checked, system was losing its volume.
Felt that balloon itself had been injured.
It was removed & and put in a new balloon which was done.
Had difficulty passing wire, able to dilate area of obstruction and the balloon passed without difficulty.
Felt that probably this was a rough area which was original source of injury to original balloon which lead to subsequent leakage.
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