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Left ventricular intra‐myocardial dissection after myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
RezaeiKalantari Kiara,
Saedi Sedigheh,
Alizadeasl Azin,
Naghshbandi Mona
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14843
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , ventricle , dissection (medical) , electrocardiography in myocardial infarction , myocardial revascularization , complication , revascularization , surgery
Left ventricular (LV) intra‐myocardial dissection or dissecting hematoma is a rare complication of myocardial infarction that could occur in the acute phase, during remodeling process and even after coronary revascularization. LV intra‐myocardial dissection has a high mortality, and the best management strategy remains controversial. Here, we present a case of dissection of left ventricle late after anterior myocardial infarction diagnosed by multimodality imaging.