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Sudden death associated with a cardiac diverticulum.

C T Cooke1, J R Nolan, C J Kilburn

  • 1Department of Forensic Pathology, State Health Laboratory Services, Perth, Western Australia.

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
|December 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

A rare left ventricular diverticulum caused a fatal anterior myocardial infarction by compressing the left main coronary artery in a young Aboriginal man. This case highlights an unusual cause of sudden cardiac death.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Pathology
  • Anatomical Abnormalities

Background:

  • Chest pain is a common presenting symptom in emergency departments.
  • Myocardial infarction (MI) typically results from coronary artery disease.
  • Congenital cardiac anomalies can present atypically in young adults.