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18761311

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
Coarctation of the aorta is one of the more common congenital cardiac defects accounting for between 5 and 10% of cases of congenital heart disease. It has traditionally been divided into infantile (pre-ductal) and adult (ductal) types. Prior to the development of surgical treatment for coarctation, the condition was associated with significant morbidity and mortality with the most common causes of death being aortic rupture, congestive cardiac failure, endocarditis and intracerebral haemorrhage. Presentation of undiagnosed aortic coarctation as sudden and unexpected death is today a distinctly uncommon phenomenon. We report one such case, that of an adolescent male who at autopsy was noted to have coarctation of ductal type with aortic dissection and haemopericardium. The presence of this condition should be considered by the forensic pathologist confronted with aortic dissection, particularly in a young person.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1752-928X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
443-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Sudden death due to aortic rupture complicating undiagnosed coarctation of the aorta in a teenager - a case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Southbank Victoria, Monash, Australia. matthewl@vifm.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports