Tuberculous aortitis with coronary ostial and left ventricular outflow obstruction: Unusual cause of sudden unexpected death

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 133-138

  Chow, Louis T C ^a   Chow, W H ^b   Lee, Joseph C K ^a   Lie, J T ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030001475     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-8807(95)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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