The role of eustachian valve and patent foramen ovale in sudden death

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 262-267

  Asirdizer, Mahmut ^a   Tatlisumak, Ertugrul ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eustachian valve; Patent foramen ovale; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; CARCINOID SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOGENESIS; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH;

DEATH, SUDDEN; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 33744545764     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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