Fibromuscular hyperplasia of the pulmonary artery in sudden infant and perinatal unexpected death

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 223-230

  Ottaviani, Giulia ^a   Lavezzi, Anna Maria ^a   Matturri, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibromuscular hyperplasia of the pulmonary artery; Substenosis of the pulmonary artery, SIDS "gray zone"; Sudden unexplained perinatal death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART CONDUCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 67649354636     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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