Intramyocardial hematoma with epicardial rupture following percutaneous coronary intervention

Intramyocardial (or subepicardial) hematomas are uncommon conditions that occur mostly after myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass surgery, cardiac surgery, or chest trauma. Coronary perforation is a rare complication of PCI and the subset of patients developing an intramyocardial hematoma, usually considered a catastrophic event, is even rarer. We describe here the case of 63-year-old man in whom an intramyocardial hematoma with epicardial rupture occurred after PCI. The patient was treated conservatively with a successful outcome. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2013; Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/jcu.21876