Combination of fatal digoxin poisoning with endocardial fibroelastosis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-216

  Grellner, W ^a   Kaferstein H ^a   Sticht, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autopsy case; Children; Digoxin intoxication; Endocardial fibroelastosis; Postmortem digoxin concentrations

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; DIGOXIN; METILDIGOXIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ELASTIC FIBER; ENDOCARDIAL DISEASE; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY; LUNG; MALPRACTICE; MORPHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0343580465     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)00134-5     Document Type: Article

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