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Review
. 2004 Apr;90(4):372-4.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.027615.

Aortic intramural haematoma: natural history and predictive factors for complications

C A Nienaber  1 , B M Richartz, T Rehders, H Ince, M Petzsch
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Review

Aortic intramural haematoma: natural history and predictive factors for complications

C A Nienaber et al. Heart. 2004 Apr.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Mortality rates from intramural haematoma: overall mortality within one year in relation to medical or surgical treatment.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Contrast enhanced spiral computed tomography documenting the evolution of acute intramural haematoma of the descending aorta to open dissection with communication between the true and a false lumen: (A) baseline; (B), three months; (C) six months.
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