Aortic intramural hematoma: a case report of spontaneous resolution

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Zanobini ◽  
Stefano Urso ◽  
Delia Sprini ◽  
Antonio Pellegrino ◽  
Alessio Amico ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 208.e5-208.e8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luocheng Li ◽  
Zhiwei Wang ◽  
Peng Xu ◽  
Yongle Ruan ◽  
Wanli Jiang ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. E528-E529
Author(s):  
Erdem A. Ozkisacik ◽  
Berent Discigil ◽  
Ugur Gurcun ◽  
Mehmet Boga ◽  
Muharrem I. Badak

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 286
Author(s):  
Jan Droste ◽  
Heidar Zafarani Zadeh ◽  
Mohammed Arif ◽  
Ian Craig ◽  
A K Thakur

<p>A patient presented with recurrent syncope due to transient severe hypotension. The patient's history, physical examination, and initial baseline investigation did not suggest a cardiovascular cause. After fluid resuscitation, a raised jugular venous pulse was noted. Bedside transthoracic echocardiogram showed a pericardial effusion and a proximally dilated aorta. Computed tomography of the thorax confirmed these findings and also demonstrated an intramural hematoma of the proximal aortic wall.</p><p>The patient was transferred to a cardiothoracic center, where he was at first treated medically. He then developed sudden cardiogenic shock due to pericardial tamponade and was successfully operated on.</p><p>It is important to recognize an acute intramural hematoma of the proximal aortic wall as a cardiothoracic emergency. This condition can present atypically, but nevertheless warrants urgent surgical intervention, equal to type A aortic dissection. Echocardiography can help in making the diagnosis.</p>


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