[Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic intramural hematoma].
Aortic intramural hematoma or atypical aortic dissection is an aortic dissection without intimal tear nor flow communication and it may be the first step of a typical dissection. We describe five cases, in which transesophageal echocardiography detected intramural hematoma of the aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography is a safe, accurate and specific method that allows bedside diagnosis as well as follow-up of patients with hematoma of the aorta.
Roldán
F J
FJ
Departamento de Ecocardiografía del Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez (INCICH), México, D.F.
Vargas-Barrón
J
J
Pérez Soriano
P
P
Romero Cárdenas
A
A
Espínola Zavaleta
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N
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged