Intramural atrial hematoma: a rare complication of a common procedure

Echocardiography. 2013 Sep;30(8):E255-7. doi: 10.1111/echo.12268. Epub 2013 Jun 10.

Authors

Leonarda Galiuto¹, Elisa Fedele, Gabriella Locorotondo, Chiara Pisanello, Carla Favoccia, Maria Ludovica Danza, Elena De Vito, Antonio Giuseppe Rebuzzi, Massimo Massetti, Filippo Crea

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 23750750
DOI: 10.1111/echo.12268

No abstract available

Keywords: myocardial contrast echocardiography; myocardial hematoma; percutaneous coronary intervention.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / complications*
Acute Coronary Syndrome / surgery*
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography / methods
Female
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Diseases / etiology*
Hematoma / diagnostic imaging*
Hematoma / etiology*
Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects*