Fibromuscular dysplasia of cardiac conduction system arteries in traumatic and nonnatural sudden death victims aged 0 to 40 years: A histological analysis of 100 cases

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-16

  Zack, Fred ^a   Kutter, Grit ^a   Blaas, Verena ^a   Rodewald, Ann Katrin ^a   Büttner, Andreas ^a  

^a ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteries; Cardiac conduction system; Fibromuscular dysplasia; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS NODE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SUDDEN DEATH; TUNICA MEDIA;

ARTERIES; CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890120256     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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