Multimodality imaging, including CT and echocardiography, is essential for diagnosing and managing epicardial hematomas post-PCI.
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May warrant post-PCI vigilance for hematoma; leaves open optimal multimodality imaging protocols.
Epicardial hematoma can manifest immediately or within a few minutes to hours after coronary intervention. Multimodality imaging is critical for diagnosis and management of such cases. from Journal of Invasive Cardiology. Cardiac Imaging cardiac computed tomography transesophageal echocardiogram transthoracic echocardiogram
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