title: [Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic intramural hematoma].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ecocardiografía del Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez (INCICH), México, D.F.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Roldán
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vargas-Barrón
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pérez Soriano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romero Cárdenas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Espínola Zavaleta
mesh_terms: 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