Death from spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a healthy postmenopausal woman |
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Authors: | Zagelidou Helen Leodari Roubini Roupa Zoi Maras Dimitrios Sapountzi-Krepia Despina Terzis Anastasios |
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Affiliation: | Forensic Department of Larissa, Ministry of Justice, Larissa, Greece. elzagg@yahoo.gr |
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Abstract: | Spontaneous dissection of the coronary arteries, in the absence of trauma, is an unusual but well-documented entity that occurs usually in middle-aged women. It is a rare cause of sudden death and myocardial infarction. Coronary eosinophilic arteritis is suggested to result in a predisposition to intimal disruption and dissection. We present the case of the sudden death of a previous healthy, 53-year-old postmenopausal female, while working, in a town of Thessalia in Greece. The cause of death was left anterior descending coronary dissection with histologic findings of eosinophilic arteritis and autoimmune thyroiditis. |
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