Kinking of a coronary artery as a rare complication in mitral valve replacement

Forensic Science International

Volumn 221, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages

  Schyma, C ^a   Kernbach Wighton, G ^a   Madea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; Kinking of an artery; Mitral valve replacement; Myocardial rupture; Surgical complication

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY KINKING; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DETERIORATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXSANGUINATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RUPTURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 84864360898     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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