Two cases of right ventricular ischemic injury due to massive pulmonary embolism

Forensic Science International

Volumn 116, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 189-195

  Iwadate, Kimiharu ^a   Tanno, Kozo ^b   Doi, Mikio ^b   Takatori, Takehiko ^c   Ito, Yoko ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tsukuba Medical Examiner's Office   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Macrophage; Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MICROSCOPY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYOCARDITIS; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035865864     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00367-4     Document Type: Article

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