Can Mehmet, Tanboga Ibrahim H, Akgun Taylan, Turkyilmaz Erdem, Aung Soe M, Yilmaz Fatih, Kaya Zekeriya, Boztosun Bilal, Kaymaz Cihangir
Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ann Vasc Surg. 2009 Jul-Aug;23(4):535.e11-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.08.024. Epub 2008 Sep 21.
Pulmonary artery obstruction is a rare complication of intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta. There were few reported cases presenting with right heart failure due to compression of the pulmonary trunk by intramural hematoma of the aorta.