Sudden unexpected death due to left ventricular noncompaction of myocardium: Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-124

  Li, Ling ^a,b   Burke, Allen ^b   Zhang, Xiang ^b   Fowler, David ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Forensic autopsy; Left ventricular noncompaction; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 77953173060     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181ca4b06     Document Type: Article

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