Left ventricular haematoma mimicking lateral wall myocardial infarction secondary to percutaneous coronary intervention

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Senarslan O., Tamci N. B., Kantarci U. H., Eyuboglu M., AMANVERMEZ ŞENARSLAN D.

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, vol.28, no.4, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5830/cvja-2016-090
  • Journal Name: Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Complication, Dissecting intra-myocardial haematoma, Percutaneous coronary intervention
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Dissecting intra-myocardial haematoma is a rare disease and a potentially fatal complication after cardiac surgery. Patients with previous heart surgery have more risk for dissecting intra-myocardial haematoma after percutaneous coronary intervention. Management of this issue is challenging. We describe a rare case of a 63-year-old woman with a left ventricular wall-dissecting intra-myocardial haematoma, which developed 30 minutes after percutaneous coronary intervention. The patient was treated conservatively, with a successful outcome.