Intramyocardial hematoma with epicardial rupture following percutaneous coronary intervention |
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Authors: | Cagatay Ertan MD Ozcan Ozeke MD Ahmet Duran Demir MD |
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Institution: | Department of Cardiology, Acibadem Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Intramyocardial (or subepicardial) hematomas are uncommon conditions that occur mostly after myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass surgery, cardiac surgery, or chest trauma. Coronary perforation is a rare complication of PCI and the subset of patients developing an intramyocardial hematoma, usually considered a catastrophic event, is even rarer. We describe here the case of 63‐year‐old man in whom an intramyocardial hematoma with epicardial rupture occurred after PCI. The patient was treated conservatively with a successful outcome. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2013. |
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Keywords: | intramyocardial hematoma subepicardial hematoma percutaneous coronary intervention |
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