Sudden cardiac death due to primary coronary sinus thrombosis.
Coronary sinus thrombosis has been reported only as a complication of cardiac transplantation and right heart catheterization in noninfected patients. We report a case of acute coronary sinus thrombosis occurring in the absence of these procedures and resulting in sudden cardiac death.
Ramsaran
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Department of Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, Conn., USA.
Sadigh
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Miller
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D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000473:pathology; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000473:pathology; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000473:pathology