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Sudden Death After Myocardial Infarction in a High‐School Athlete
Author(s) -
Sivridis Efthimios,
Pavlidis Pavlos,
Stamos Charilaos,
Giatromanolaki Alexandra
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01397.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricle , myocardial infarction , sudden death , stenosis , lesion , infarction , surgery
This is an unusual case of ischemic heart disease occurring in a young female athlete, aged 14 years, in whom almost the entire posterior wall of the left ventricle was affected. The patient collapsed and died suddenly after a vigorous physical activity while resting at home. The ischemic lesion was apparently owing to right orifice stenosis in association with a small hypoplastic right coronary artery.