Coronary pseudoaneurysm secondary to blunt chest trauma.

نویسندگان

  • Ricardo Lopes
  • Jorge Almeida
  • António J Madureira
  • João Carlos Silva
چکیده

A 26-year-old man suffered a severe impact in a car crash. Computed tomography showed an image suspicious for coronary injury (Fig. 1a). Coronary angiography (Fig. 1b, Supplementary Video 1) revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the first diagonal branch. Sealing was cancelled because of spontaneous healing (Fig. 1c, Supplementary Video 2). Pseudoaneurysm disappeared and coronary artery remained normal after 6 months (Fig. 1d).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

دوره 41 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012