: We report the case of a 78-year-old patient with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the right coronary artery, subsequently found to have a large subepicardial mass. The patient underwent a non-invasive multimodal diagnostic work-up including cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which led to the diagnosis of subepicardial hematoma following coronary perforation during primary PCI. Due to clinical stability and absence of active bleeding sources, the patient was managed conservatively with gradual absorption of the mass and favorable prognostic outcome.
Attinà, D., CASUSO ALVAREZ, M., Sportoletti, C., Niro, F., Bergamaschi, L., Angeli, F., et al. (2025). Ematoma subepicardico: una rara complicanza dell’angioplastica coronarica percutanea. GIORNALE ITALIANO DI CARDIOLOGIA, 26(1), 71-74 [10.1714/4394.43962].
Ematoma subepicardico: una rara complicanza dell’angioplastica coronarica percutanea
Marcello Casuso Alvarez;Luca Bergamaschi;Francesco Angeli;Matteo Armillotta;Carmine Pizzi;
2025
Abstract
: We report the case of a 78-year-old patient with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the right coronary artery, subsequently found to have a large subepicardial mass. The patient underwent a non-invasive multimodal diagnostic work-up including cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which led to the diagnosis of subepicardial hematoma following coronary perforation during primary PCI. Due to clinical stability and absence of active bleeding sources, the patient was managed conservatively with gradual absorption of the mass and favorable prognostic outcome.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.