Sudden cardiac death associated with hypoplasia of the coronary arteries and conduction system alteration

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-193

  Smith Jr , Elton T ^a   Davis, Gregory J ^a,b  

^a North Carolina Baptist Hospital   (United States)

^b Central Laboratory Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac ischemia; conduction system; coronary artery hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; CORONARY VESSELS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 0342981693     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199706000-00017     Document Type: Article

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