Sudden death in infancy due to bicuspid aortic valve

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1147-1150

  Karayel, Ferah ^a,c   Ozaslan, Abdi ^b   Turan, Arzu Akcay ^a   Pakis, Isil ^a   Ketenci, Cetin ^b   Eroglu, Ayse Guler ^b  

^a Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Morg Ihtisas Dairesi ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Congenital bicuspid aortic valve; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Myocardial ischemia; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BICUSPID AORTA VALVE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART WEIGHT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANCY; INFANT; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

AORTIC VALVE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 33749012813     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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