The main causes of death are aortic dissection, cardiac tamponade and acute myocardial infarction. When evaluating the indication of PCI of a CTO, the operator and the patient should be aware of ...

AMI: Acute myocardial infarction; CT: Cardiac tamponade; CTO ... absence of linear staining is angiographically suggestive of a dissection 2 Pericardial or myocardial blush without an exit ...

Echocardiography revealed a cardiac tamponade (fluid or blood collected between the heart and the sac that surrounds the heart) and confirmed the leaking of blood from the aortic dissection.