Fatal coronary ectasia: An autopsy case report and review of literature
| Autor: | Soumaya Rammeh-Rommani, Sarra Ben Abderrahim, Mohamed Amine Zaara, Moncef Hamdoun, Meriem Gharbaoui, Mehdi Ben Khelil |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Autopsy Pulmonary Edema Blood stasis Sudden death Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ectasia Internal medicine medicine Humans 030216 legal & forensic medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Pathological business.industry Coronary Thrombosis Myocardium Coronary artery ectasia General Medicine Autopsy case medicine.disease Thrombosis Coronary Vessels Death Sudden Cardiac Cardiology Collagen business Tunica Media Law Dilatation Pathologic |
| Zdroj: | Journal of forensic and legal medicine. 79 |
| ISSN: | 1878-7487 |
| Popis: | Coronary ectasia is a rare vessel defect that represents a pathological and incidental finding in routine coronary angiography performed for other coronary syndromes. This defect exposes to the risk of intra-coronary thrombosis by blood stasis due to the turbulent blood flow in those dilated areas that can lead to sudden death. We report an autopsy case of a male subject suddenly deceased. A medico-legal autopsy concluded an ischemic heart failure due to a vascular thrombosis by a blood clot in a coronary ectasia. Our case report aimed to discuss the mechanisms of sudden death attributed to coronary artery ectasia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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