Intramyocardial dissecting hematoma of the right ventricle secondary to acute myocardial infarction. Case report

Abstract: Background: Intramyocardial dissecting haematoma is a rare form of cardiac rupture that can occur as a complication following acute myocardial infarction or during the remodelling process, with very scarce reports in medical literature. Usually caused by a haemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibres. Case report: Here we report the case of a 60-year-old man with a previous infarction in the inferior wall extended to the right ventricle, in whom a dissecting intramyocardial haematoma in the free wall of the right ventricle was identified using transthoracic and contrast echocardiography, corroborated with cardiac magnetic resonance. Results: By this imaging modalities, it was possible to see the various acoustic densities of the progressive clotting of the hematoma, its extension through the haemorrhagic dissection, as well as its independency in relation to ventricular cavities and extracardiac space by confirming intact epicardial and endocardial layers. Conclusion: The patient presented a gradual improvement and hemodynamic stability, and basing on the existent medical literature, it was decided the medical treatment as the therapeutic option, maintaining asymptomatic after three months of follow-up.

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Main Authors: Escutia-Cuevas,Héctor Hugo, Rodríguez-Serrano,José Gustavo, Torres-Medina,Yadiralia, Fernández-Ceseña,Ernesto, Rosales-Uvera,Sandra Graciela, Castro-Gutiérrez,Armando, Macedo-Calvillo,Lecsy, Ixcamparij-Rosales,Carlos Haroldo, Muñoz Hernández,César Jesús
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Asociación Nacional de Cardiólogos de México, Sociedad de Cardiología Intervencionista de México 2017
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0188-21982017000100040
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