Sudden death due to an unrecognized cardiac hydatid cyst

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1062-1064

  Malamou Mitsi, Vassiliki ^a   Pappa, Lina ^a   Vougiouklakis, Theodore ^a   Peschos, Dimitrios ^a   Kazakos, Nikolaos ^a   Grekas, George ^a   Sideris, Dimitrios ^a   Agnantis, Niki J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Echinococcosis; Forensic cytopathology; Forensic science; Heart; Hydatid cyst; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CYST FLUID; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0036378515     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15520j     Document Type: Conference Paper

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