Unusual cause of sudden cardiac death: basophilic degeneration of coronary arteries.
Basophilic or mucoid degeneration of the intima in the coronary arteries is an extremely rare cause of premature atherosclerosis. An unusual case of fatal basophilic degeneration of the coronary arteries 142 days after delivery is reported.
Jessurun
G A
GA
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
Tio
R A
RA
Ribbert
L S
LS
Willemse
F
F
Boonstra
P W
PW
Crijns
H J
HJ
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology