Left Ventricular Intramyocardial Dissecting Hematomas

Left Ventricular Intramyocardial Dissecting Hematomas

Intramyocardial dissection is a rare complication of myocardial infarction, trauma, and percutaneous intervention. It is usually caused by hemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibers. We hereby report the case of a patient with left ventricular intramyocardial dissection who presented...

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Main Authors: Gaurav Agarwal, MD, DM, Vijay Kumar, Jr., MD, DM, K.H. Srinivas, MD, DM, Cholenahally N. Manjunath, MD, DM, Bhat Prabhavathi, MD, DM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
acute heart failure
cardiac magnetic resonance
contrast agent
dissection
myocardial infarction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920309694
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Summary:Intramyocardial dissection is a rare complication of myocardial infarction, trauma, and percutaneous intervention. It is usually caused by hemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibers. We hereby report the case of a patient with left ventricular intramyocardial dissection who presented with acute decompensated heart failure. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
ISSN:2666-0849

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