Organized intrapericardial haematoma: a rare cause of heart failure after 2 years of trauma.
Intrapericardial organized haematoma secondary to blunt chest trauma is an extremely rare cause of constrictive pericarditis. We report a 30-year-old male who presented with heart failure for 12 months and was found to have an organized intrapericardial haematoma secondary to blunt chest trauma in a road traffic accident 2 years prior. The use of multiple imaging modalities including two-dimensional (transthoracic and transoesophageal) echocardiogram and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging established the diagnosis. Surgical excision of the haematoma and removal of the constricting pericardium relieved his symptoms.
Chamsi-Pasha
Mohammed A R
MA
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Anwar
Ashraf M
AM
Nosir
Youssef F M
YF
Ajam
Aref
A
Abukhudair
Walid
W
Ashmeg
Abdullah
A
Chamsi-Pasha
Hassan
H
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery