| Sudden death associated with bloodless aortic dissection. | |
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PMID: 8330807 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We report a case of rapidly fatal aortic dissection which was unusual because no intimal tear was present and no blood was present in the dissected aortic wall, although the dissection involved the entire aorta. Death was considered to be due to acute myocardial ischaemia from dissection involving the left coronary artery. Prominent cystic medial necrosis was present. There was no history of hypertension and only histological evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy. No other clinical or pathologic states associated with aortic dissection were present. Although cystic medionecrosis was the probable cause in this case, it is present in only a small proportion of patients in the absence of Marfan's syndrome, and more recently investigated defects in the composition of aortic wall connective tissue components may be more relevant factors in the causation of many cases of aortic dissection. |
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Authors:
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P Dickens; U S Khoo |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Forensic science international Volume: 59 ISSN: 0379-0738 ISO Abbreviation: Forensic Sci. Int. Publication Date: 1993 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-08-19 Completed Date: 1993-08-19 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7902034 Medline TA: Forensic Sci Int Country: SWITZERLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 149-55 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aneurysm, Dissecting
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classification,
diagnosis,
epidemiology,
etiology* Aorta / pathology* Aortic Aneurysm / classification, diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology* Biopsy Causality Death, Sudden / etiology* Echocardiography Electrocardiography Humans Male Middle Aged Necrosis Tunica Media / pathology* |
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