Diagnosing Aortic Intramural Hematoma: Current Perspectives

Abstract

Carlos Ferrera,1 Isidre Vilacosta,1 Beatriz Cabeza,2 Javier Cobiella,3 Isaac Martínez,4 Melchor Saiz-Pardo Sanz,5 Ana Bustos,2 Francisco Javier Serrano,4 Luis Maroto3 1Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 2Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 3Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 4Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 5Pathology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, SpainCorrespondence: Carlos FerreraDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Calle Profesor Martín Lagos S/N, Madrid 28040, SpainTel [phone]Fax [phone]Email [email protected]: Aortic intramural hematoma (AIH) is an entity within the acute aortic syndrome. Combination of a priori probability, clinical history, laboratory blood test and imaging techniques are the basis for diagnosis of AIH. This review is focused on all aspects related to diagnosis of patients with AIH, from clinical to imaging and analytical.Keywords: aortic intramural hematoma, acute aortic syndrome, diagnosis

Keywords

• aortic intramural hematoma
• acute aortic syndrome
• diagnosis