Hemorrhagic myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: Echographic versus autopsy findings

Becker S N Alzand; Casper Mihl; Emile C Cheriex

Hemorrhagic myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: Echographic versus autopsy findings

Cardiol J. 2011;18(4):448-9.

Authors

Becker S N Alzand¹, Casper Mihl, Emile C Cheriex

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, P. Debyelaan 25, Maastricht, the Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 21769829

Abstract

We present a case of hemorrhagic myocardial infarction after early percutaneous coronary intervention which was suggested by cardiac echocardiography, and later confirmed by post-mortem examination.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Autopsy
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Ventricles / pathology
Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
Hemorrhage / etiology
Hemorrhage / pathology
Humans
Ultrasonography