Penetrating aortic atherosclerotic ulcer complicated by periesophageal hematoma.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2003
Abstract
Penetrating aortic atherosclerotic ulcers have been recently recognized as an entity among the acute aortic syndromes with a potentially fatal outcome. We describe the case of a patient presenting with severe chest pain who died as a result of a thoracic-aorta penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer complicated by a intramural hematoma of the esophagus and stomach, leading to exsanguination. To our knowledge this is the first case reported in the literature of such a complication from penetrating aortic atherosclerotic ulcers.
Volume
16
Issue
2
First Page
182
Last Page
184
ISSN
0894-7317
Published In/Presented At
Crespo, G., Jacobs, L. E., Maraj, S., Garcia, F., Zaeri, N., & Kotler, M. N. (2003). Penetrating aortic atherosclerotic ulcer complicated by periesophageal hematoma. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, 16(2), 182–184. https://doi.org/10.1067/mje.2003.22
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
12574746
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division
Document Type
Article