Microaneurysm formation in an intercostal artery--a possible mechanism for intramural hematoma of the distal thoracic aorta

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Apr 1;172(3):e387-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.281. Epub 2014 Jan 10.

Authors

Yoshihiro Takeda¹, Rui Ishii¹, Masaaki Hoshiga¹, Nobukazu Ishizaka²

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Cardiology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
² Departments of Cardiology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: ishizaka@poh.osaka-med.ac.jp.

PMID: 24461976
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.281

No abstract available

Keywords: Aneurysm; Aortic dissection; Intercostal artery; Intramural hematoma.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm / complications*
Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aorta, Thoracic*
Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Diseases / etiology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Hematoma / diagnostic imaging
Hematoma / etiology*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Male
Thoracic Arteries*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed