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Am J Forensic Med Pathol
; 29(3): 242-4, 2008 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18725780
RESUMO
Pericardial defects are rare in childhood and outcome is usually benign. Patients may be asymptomatic, but chest pain, emboli, arrhythmia, and sudden death have been described in the literature. We report the case of a 12-year-old boy who suddenly died after mild exercise. A left-sided pericardial defect with a diameter of 8 cm was detected on medico-legal autopsy.