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A 52-year-old female with past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension
and chronic renal disease presented with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular
failure. On day one, an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and Swan-Ganz catheter were
placed uneventfully. The IABP metallic tip was positioned in the proximal descending
aorta (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1Intra-procedural fluoroscopic image of IABP and Swan-Ganz catheter placement. IABP
metallic marker is appropriately positioned below the aortic arch (arrow). Swan-Ganz
catheter tip is in the right pulmonary artery (thin arrow). Right chest wall biventricular
ICD leads terminate in the right atrium, right ventricle, and coronary sinus.
