A fast-growing obstructive left atrial intramural hematoma causing acute prolonged chest pain

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 363-365

  Lanfranchi, Antonio ^a   Gelpi, Guido ^a   Rossi, Roberta Simona ^a   Lemma, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrium; Cardiac anatomy pathologic anatomy; Echocardiography; Emergency

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; TROPONIN T; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL WALL INTRAMURAL HEMATOMA; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LUNG CONGESTION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEMATOMA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68049107213     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.205443     Document Type: Article

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