Aortic intramural hematoma during coronary angioplasty: insights into the pathogenesis of intramedial hemorrhage.
We report a case of a 74-year-old woman who had an aortic intramural hematoma as a complication of percutaneous coronary angioplasty. Transesophageal echocardiography enabled the diagnosis of aortic intramural hematoma and was very useful in the patient's management and follow-up.
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Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid, Spain.
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Pinto
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D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans