Sudden unexpected death in young adult due to right ventricular dysplasia

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 148-150

  Darrell Lane, C ^a  

^a READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

(arrhythmogenic) right ventricular cardiomyopathy; forensic pathology; forensic science; lipomatous infiltration of the heart; right ventricular dysplasia; sudden unexpected death; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGING; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DEATH, SUDDEN; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METOPROLOL; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 14444286448     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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