Sudden death due to aortic rupture while swimming: A case report.
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ABSTRACT
An eleven year old, healthy boy with no past history of illness suddenly felt acute excruciating chest pain which was radiating to back, while he was swimming in a private swimming pool. He was immediately transferred to a hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Autopsy and histopathological findings were suggestive of death was due to extensive advential haemorrhge due to inherent weakness in aortic wall.
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Ruptura Aórtica
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Natação
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Morte Súbita Cardíaca
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Cistos
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Túnica Adventícia
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Hemorragia
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Necrose
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En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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