A Case Report of an Unusual Acute Intramural Hematoma Disguise as Pulmonary Embolism.
J Cardiovasc Echogr
; 34(1): 32-34, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) is characterized by an aortic wall hematoma without intimal flap and it is a variant of acute aortic syndromes (AAS). This entity may represent 10%-25% of the AAS involving the ascending aorta and aortic arch (Stanford Type A) in 10%-30% of cases and the descending thoracic aorta (Stanford Type B) in 60%-70% of cases. IMH impairs the aortic wall and may progress to either inward disruption of the intima, which finally induces typical dissection or outward rupture of the aorta. The literature describes some clinical reports where Type A aortic dissection mimics a pulmonary embolism but is not described as a case provoked by IMH with outward rupture of the aorta.
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J Cardiovasc Echogr
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2024
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Article
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Italia
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India