Endocardial fibroelastosis as a cause of sudden unexpected death

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 357-363

  De Letter, Els A ^a   Piette, Michel H A ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiac hypertrophy; Endocardial fibroelastosis; Sudden death; Sudden death in adolescence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG EDEMA; SUDDEN DEATH; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOPSY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0033391433     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199912000-00009     Document Type: Article

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