Intracoronary Thrombus Formation Following Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Thromboembolic events in the context of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure have been well described in the literature. Six cases of clinically significant coronary thrombosis following CO exposure were previously reported. However, factors affecting the development of coronary thrombus in CO exposure are poorly understood, and the significance of this finding in a forensic context is not clear. This article discusses a case of coronary thrombosis found at autopsy following a death in which CO poisoning was suspected. A 67‐year‐old man was found dead in his garage with four vehicles with their ignition in the “on” position and their tanks empty. At autopsy, severe coronary atherosclerosis and an acute nonocclusive coronary thrombus were found. Given the dissimilarities among cases and the presence of CO exposure, it was suggested that the coronary artery thrombosis is likely due to the inherent prothrombotic mechanism of CO, the only common denominator in all the cases.     

Sudden Death Due to Coronary Arteritis

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.     

化瘀散结法治疗子宫肌瘤动脉栓塞术后综合征的临床观察

目的观察化瘀散结法治疗子宫肌瘤患者行子宫动脉栓塞术(uterine fibroid artery embolization,UFAE)后并发症的近期临床疗效。方法将60例瘀阻胞宫证子宫肌瘤患者随机分为治疗组和对照组各30例,两组均采用Sldinger技术完成UFAE治疗。治疗组在术后3个月服用活血化瘀、散结消癥类中药,对照组酌情予对症治疗。两组患者均术后随访6个月,详细观察并记录患者治疗前后月经变化,栓塞综合征出现的时间、程度、缓解方法及消失时间。结果两组术后均未发现闭经;对照组出现1例轻度泌尿生殖系统感染,治疗组无泌尿生殖系统感染;治疗组发生盆腔疼痛的病例数显著低于对照组;治疗组盆腔疼痛评分、持续时间和阴道不规则流血持续时间显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论化瘀散结法治疗UFAE并发症具有明显优势,不良反应少,临床具有较好的应用前景。