Endocardial Fibroelastosis as a Cause of Sudden Unexpected Death
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology
- Vol. 20 (4), 357-363
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000433-199912000-00009
Abstract
We present a case of primary endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) which had been diagnosed in a 16-year-old girl who died suddenly and unexpectedly. This exceptional cause of death in adolescence led to a short literature review comparing our findings with previous medicolegal reports.Keywords
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