Sudden Death Due to Coronary Arteritis.
J Forensic Sci
; 63(2): 611-613, 2018 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-28691733
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a middle-aged man, without medical history, who suddenly died at his workplace. The autopsy highlighted a pathological heart macroscopically, with multiple small white areas on the left myocardium. Coronary dissection revealed a pseudotumoural fibromyxoid aspect within the anterior interventricular artery (AIVA) and the left main coronary trunk, including reduction in their diameter with tight stenosis. Microscopic examination of these arteries showed fibroinflammatory wall destruction. In the left myocardium, there were multiple focal ischemic areas at different stages of recovery. Our case is an illustration of primary ischemic heart disease due to coronary arteritis, with a pseudotumoural presentation, which was revealed by sudden death. We discuss the cause of death and the etiological diagnosis preceding coronary arteritis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Arteritis
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Muerte Súbita Cardíaca
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Vasos Coronarios
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Forensic Sci
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia