Sudden Death due to Anomalous Origin of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Trunk in a 9-year-old Boy;Muerte súbita debida a origen anómalo de la coronaria izquierda descendente anterior desde el tronco pulmonar en un niño de 9 años

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 294-296

  Morentin, Benito ^a   Peciña, Teresa ^a   Aguilera, Beatriz ^b  

^a Instituto Anatómico Forense de Bilbao   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Toxicologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Pediatrics; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; CORONARY VESSEL MALFORMATION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

CHILD; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; CORONARY VESSELS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 0346484213     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(00)75094-9     Document Type: Article

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