Sudden unexpected death resulting from an anomalous hypoplastic left coronary artery

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 708-711

  McConnell, S Erin ^a,b   Collins, Kim A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous coronary artery; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Hypoplastic coronary artery; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; CORONARY VESSELS; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0031835017     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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