Coronary artery aneurysms in a young adult: A case of sudden death. A late sequelae of Kawasaki disease?

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 120-123

  Fineschi, V ^a   Reattelli, L Paglicci ^b   Baroldi, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary aneurysms; Kawasaki disease; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; SUDDEN DEATH; TUNICA MEDIA; VASA VASORUM;

ADULT; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY VESSELS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0344573035     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050213     Document Type: Article

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