Ertan C, Ozeke O, Demir AD. Intramyocardial hematoma with epicardial rupture following percutaneous coronary intervention.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2013;
41:125-128. [PMID:
22238155 DOI:
10.1002/jcu.21876]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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.
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