[Intramural hematomas of the ascending aorta]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1998 Jan;51(1):69-71.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We present four patients with intramural hematomas in the ascending aorta. Diagnostic suspicion was aortic dissection in two of them. Prompt surgical procedures were performed in all of them. After reviewing other series, we conclude that ascending aorta hematomas should be treated as true aortic dissections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Aortic Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Aortic Diseases* / surgery
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hematoma* / diagnosis
  • Hematoma* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed