Cardiac compression by massive mediastinal haematoma due to bleeding from the ectopic bronchial artery

Eur Heart J. 2014 Jun 14;35(23):1567. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht520. Epub 2013 Dec 18.

Authors

Hironori Muraoka¹, Yasutomi Higashikuni², Jiro Ando¹, Issei Komuro¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan tommy-h@tc4.so-net.ne.jp.

PMID: 24357504
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht520

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bronchial Arteries / abnormalities*
Bronchial Arteries / injuries
Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
Heart Diseases / etiology*
Heart Failure / etiology
Hematoma / etiology
Hemorrhage / etiology*
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / etiology*
Male
Mediastinal Diseases / etiology*