Successful Conservative Treatment of a Type A Aortic Intramural Hematoma

Type A intramural hematoma (IMH) constitutes a variant of acute aortic syndrome. Western guidelines support an aggressive surgical approach, whereas Asian centers propose initial conservative treatment. Further expanding on this notion, we present a case of conservative subacute type A IMH managemen...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios Vlastos, MD, Francisco Fernandes, MD, Ishaansinh Chauhan, MD, Saeed Mirsadraee, MD, George Asimakopoulos, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920306173