title: Traumatic intramyocardial left ventricular dissection: a case report.
abstract: In this report, we present an unusual case of a patient who sustained and survived an intramyocardial dissecting hematoma with subacute ventricular rupture complicating a motor vehicle accident. In conclusion, we report on the diagnosis, management, and prior literature of this highly unusual and often lethal condition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. jsilve1@msn.com
authors.forename: Jay R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Silverstein
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tasset
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.forename: Motaz M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alshaher
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*