EJVES Extra
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 17-19 , February 2009

Echo-Free Space and Intimal Micro-Tear: Initiating Event or Decompression Rent of Intramural Haematoma?

Received 23 September 2008 ,Accepted 11 November 2008.

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    A CT scan showing an acute type B IMH with a thickness of 8mm.

    A CT scan showing an acute type B IMH with a thickness of 8mm.

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    TEE demonstrates (A) a crescent-shaped echo-free space across the aortic isthmic IMH and (B) a single ‘intimal micro-tear’.

    TEE demonstrates (A) a crescent-shaped echo-free space across the aortic isthmic IMH and (B) a single ‘intimal micro-tear’.

  • Image Result

    TEE at the 1-month follow-up shows complete resolution of echo-free space and reduction in thickness of IMH.

    TEE at the 1-month follow-up shows complete resolution of echo-free space and reduction in thickness of IMH.

PII: S1533-3167(08)00029-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2008.11.007

EJVES Extra
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 17-19 , February 2009

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