Sudden death from left atrial pressure line wedging into cardiac valve prosthesis: pathologic findings and forensic significance |
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| Authors: | D Bordignon D Betti |
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| Institution: | Istituto di Medicina Legale e delle Asicurazioni, Università di Padova, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | The case of a sudden death from late valve entrapment of a left atrial pressure monitoring line not removed postoperatively is considered from both biomechanical and pathological points of view because of its forensic significance in terms of malpractice liability. |
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