Sudden cardiac death and valvular pathology
Sudden death due to valvular heart disease is reported to range from 1% to 5% in native valves and around 0.2%–0.9%/year in prosthesis. The nature of the diseases is varied, from heritable, congenital to acquired. It may affect both genders in multiple age groups. The authors show and comment exampl...
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| author | Rosa H. A. M. Henriques de Gouveia Francisco M. A. Corte Real Gonçalves |
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| description | Sudden death due to valvular heart disease is reported to range from 1% to 5% in native valves and around 0.2%–0.9%/year in prosthesis. The nature of the diseases is varied, from heritable, congenital to acquired. It may affect both genders in multiple age groups. The authors show and comment examples of the major nosologic aetiologies underlying unexpected exitus letalis of valvular nature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e12d4a7bd51f4021b64f8c44018b498d2023-09-02T21:22:15ZengOxford University PressForensic Sciences Research2096-17902471-14112019-07-014328028610.1080/20961790.2019.15953511595351Sudden cardiac death and valvular pathologyRosa H. A. M. Henriques de Gouveia0Francisco M. A. Corte Real Gonçalves1Forensic Clinical and Pathology Service, Central Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic SciencesForensic Clinical and Pathology Service, Central Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic SciencesSudden death due to valvular heart disease is reported to range from 1% to 5% in native valves and around 0.2%–0.9%/year in prosthesis. The nature of the diseases is varied, from heritable, congenital to acquired. It may affect both genders in multiple age groups. The authors show and comment examples of the major nosologic aetiologies underlying unexpected exitus letalis of valvular nature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2019.1595351forensic sciencesforensic pathologysudden deathcardiac valvular pathology |
| spellingShingle | Rosa H. A. M. Henriques de Gouveia Francisco M. A. Corte Real Gonçalves Sudden cardiac death and valvular pathology Forensic Sciences Research forensic sciences forensic pathology sudden death cardiac valvular pathology |
| title | Sudden cardiac death and valvular pathology |
| title_full | Sudden cardiac death and valvular pathology |
| title_fullStr | Sudden cardiac death and valvular pathology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sudden cardiac death and valvular pathology |
| title_short | Sudden cardiac death and valvular pathology |
| title_sort | sudden cardiac death and valvular pathology |
| topic | forensic sciences forensic pathology sudden death cardiac valvular pathology |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2019.1595351 |
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