Fatal coronary atherosclerotic heart disease in a Nigerian case report with necropsy findings.
This report describes the clinical and necropsy findings in a fatal case of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease with thrombosis occurring in a Nigerian. This entity is very rarely seen in indigenous Africans, except in the setting of hypertension, diabetes mellitus or high socioeconomic status.
D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009549:Nigeria