Sudden cardiovascular death occurring during sexual activity - Results of a medicolegal postmortem study;Der plotzliche kardiovaskulare tod bei der sexuellen betatigung - Ergebnisse einer rechtsmedizinischen obduktionsstudie

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-48

  Parzeller, M ^a   Raschka, C ^b,c   Bratzke, H ^b,c  

^a Abt für Sportmedizin ^*  (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Zentrum der Rechtsmedizin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Myocardial infarction; Sexual intercourse; Sexuality; Sudden coronary death

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUDDEN DEATH; AUTOPSY; COITUS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GERMANY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COITUS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032930391     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920050262     Document Type: Article

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