Dissecting coronary artery aneurysm: a report of two cases.
Two cases of sudden, unexpected death resulting from coronary artery dissection have been reported. Since sudden and unexpected death falls within medical examiners' jurisdiction, the systematic autopsy examination of such cases offers an opportunity to evaluate this entity as well as other rare causes of natural death. A review of the literature concerning the subject has been presented.
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology