Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Publication Date
6-2010
Abstract
We read with interest the report by Song et al1 outlining the management of ascending aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea. This series, the largest of this life-threatening condition, demonstrated that at that institution, 84% of patients (n=85) could be treated with initial medical therapy, resulting in a mortality rate of 7.1%. These results are impressive but are observational rather than a randomized comparison of medical and surgical therapy.
Recommended Citation
Pelzel, Jamie M., "Letter by Harris et al Regarding Article, "Outcomes of Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Intramural Hematoma" (2010). Articles. 58.
https://digitalcommons.centracare.com/articles/58