Endocardial fibroelastosis as a cause of sudden unexpected death.
We present a case of primary endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) which had been diagnosed in a 16-year-old girl who died suddenly and unexpectedly. This exceptional cause of death in adolescence led to a short literature review comparing our findings with previous medicolegal reports.
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Department of Forensic Medicine--University of Ghent, Belgium.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001344:Autopsy; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004695:Endocardial Fibroelastosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000473:pathology