Myocardial sarcoidosis as a rare cause of sudden cardiac death

Forensic Science International

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 145-153

  Reuhl, J ^a   Schneider, M ^c   Sievert, H ^b   Lutz, F U ^c   Zieger, G ^a  

^a Municipal Hospital   (Germany)

^b Bethanien Krankenhaus Frankfurt   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Autopsy; Diagnosis; Heart; Sarcoidosis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL TYPE; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMATOSIS; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SCAR; SUDDEN DEATH; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030804270     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)00106-0     Document Type: Article

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