Sudden Death as Sole Symptom of Coronary Arteritis

Sudden Death as Sole Symptom of Coronary Arteritis

A 33-year old man suddenly dropped dead during a military march. He had complained of non-specific thoracoabdominal symptoms, pain and fatigue for a year before his death. Autopsy showed coronary polyarteritis nodosa of the left main coronary artery. This patient seems to be only the second case wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of medicine (Helsinki) 1990, Vol.22 (3), p.161-162
Hauptverfasser: Paul, Robert A., Helle, Markku J., Tarssanen, Leo T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
coronary arteritis
Coronary Disease - pathology
Coronary Vessels - pathology
Death, Sudden - etiology
Humans
Male
polyarteritis nodosa
Polyarteritis Nodosa - pathology
sudden death
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Zusammenfassung:A 33-year old man suddenly dropped dead during a military march. He had complained of non-specific thoracoabdominal symptoms, pain and fatigue for a year before his death. Autopsy showed coronary polyarteritis nodosa of the left main coronary artery. This patient seems to be only the second case with isolated polyarteritis nodosa leading to sudden death reported in the literature.
ISSN:0785-3890
1365-2060
DOI:10.3109/07853899009147262