Iatrogenic aortic haematoma during primary PTCA: Diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography in cath lab

Fabio Minicucci; Gianluigi Galizia; Luigi Ascione; Gianluca Granata; Anna Scaglione; Maria Accadia; Salvatore Rumolo; Bernardino Tuccillo

doi:10.1016/j.euje.2005.07.009

Iatrogenic aortic haematoma during primary PTCA: Diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography in cath lab

Fabio Minicucci, Gianluigi Galizia, Luigi Ascione, Gianluca Granata, Anna Scaglione, Maria Accadia, Salvatore Rumolo, Bernardino Tuccillo

Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa – Società Benefit

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A 60-year-old woman with severe chest pain and ECG diagnostic for acute transmural ischemia was transferred to cath lab for primary PTCA. After procedure, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) views revealed an intramural haematoma extending from the ostium of the RCA throughout the sino-tubular junction. These findings and the stable clinical conditions of patient guided us to a conservative therapeutic approach. A TEE study, performed 5 days after admission, showed a complete resolution of intramural haematoma. A waiting strategy can be a valid therapeutic option in selected patients with iatrogenic haematoma and TEE is a useful diagnostic tool for clinical decision making.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	390-393
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Echocardiography
Volume	7
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euje.2005.07.009
Publication status	Published - Oct 2006

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Intramural haematoma
Transesophageal echocardiography

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Iatrogenic aortic haematoma during primary PTCA : Diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography in cath lab. / Minicucci, Fabio; Galizia, Gianluigi; Ascione, Luigi; Granata, Gianluca; Scaglione, Anna; Accadia, Maria; Rumolo, Salvatore; Tuccillo, Bernardino.

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