title: Dissecting intramyocardial haematoma diagnosed by contrast echocardiography.
abstract: Intramyocardial dissecting haematoma is a rare form of cardiac rupture that can occur as a complication following acute myocardial infarction or during the remodelling process. It is usually caused by a haemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibres and needs urgent surgical treatment. Here we report the case of a 67-year-old man with indications of a previous infarction, in whom a dissecting intramyocardial haematoma was identified using contrast echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Constantina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aggeli
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lampropoulos
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannopoulos
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pitsavos
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media