Sudden death as a complication of bacterial endocarditis

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 140-142

  Byramji, Angela ^a   Gilbert, John D ^b   Byard, Roger W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

arteriobronchial fistula; bacterial endocarditis; embolization; septic infarct

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; EXSANGUINATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LUNG INFARCTION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PATHOLOGY; SEPSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CORONARY OCCLUSION; DEATH, SUDDEN; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; EXSANGUINATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PULMONARY INFARCTION; SEPSIS;

EID: 79957976385     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31821984fb     Document Type: Article

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