Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Dissection

Intramyocardial dissection is an uncommon complication of myocardial infarction, chest trauma, and percutaneous intervention. It is usually caused by a hemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibers. Carries high mortality and there is still uncertainty regarding invasive or conservative...

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Autores principales: Nagy, Andras, Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Al Sayari, Saeed Yahya, Aboushaeshae, Abdelaziz Sabry, Natarajan, Rathibala
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465995
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_40_16
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Sumario:Intramyocardial dissection is an uncommon complication of myocardial infarction, chest trauma, and percutaneous intervention. It is usually caused by a hemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibers. Carries high mortality and there is still uncertainty regarding invasive or conservative management. We present a case of the left ventricular dissection discovered incidentally.

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