Sudden death due to aortic rupture complicating undiagnosed coarctation of the aorta in a teenager - A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 443-446

  Lynch, Matthew J ^a   Woodford, Noel W F ^a   Dodd, Malcolm J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aorta; Coarctation; Death; Sudden; Teenager

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SUDDEN DEATH; THORACIC AORTA;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTIC RUPTURE; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DEATH, SUDDEN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION;

EID: 50149116758     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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