Sudden death due to dissecting pulmonary artery aneurysm: A case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 342-344

  Graham, Jason K ^a,b,e   Shehata, Bahig ^c,d  

^a Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Office of the Chief Medical Examiner City of New York ^*  (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Dissection; Pulmonary artery; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PULMONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; PULMONARY VALVE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; DEATH, SUDDEN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 36549016746     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318142508b     Document Type: Article

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