A giant hematoma in the left atrial wall; A rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention

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Case Report

VOLUME: 2 ISSUE: 2

P: 59 - 61

June 2016

A giant hematoma in the left atrial wall; A rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention

Int J Cardiovasc Acad 2016;2(2):59-61

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcac.2016.05.003

Mehmet Emre Özpelit ¹

Akar Yılmaz ¹

Caner Topaloğlu ¹

Erkan Şahin ²

1. Izmir University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Izmir, Turkey

2. Izmir University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Izmir, Turkey

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Received Date: 02.05.2016

Accepted Date: 16.05.2016

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ABSTRACT

Left atrial intramural hematoma (LAIH) is a rare complication of the percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) which can cause severe hemodynamic instability. In this report a patient with a giant LAIH presenting with an acute cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is summarized.

Keywords:

Intramural hematoma Complication Coronary intervention