Histiocytoid cardiomyopathy and ventricular non-compaction in a case of sudden death in a female infant

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-53

  Edston, Erik ^a   Perskvist, Nasrin ^b  

^a Department of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Histiocytoid cardiomyopathy; Immunohistochemistry; Sudden death; Ventricular non compaction

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; TRYPTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; KIDNEY; MAST CELL; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; PATHOLOGY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THYMUS;

ANTIGENS, CD; APOPTOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLES; HISTIOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INFANT; KIDNEY; MAST CELLS; MYOCARDIUM; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; THYMUS GLAND; TRYPTASES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67049169360     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-008-0236-4     Document Type: Article

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