Sudden death from a "broken heart" in a young woman.
A case of ruptured myocardial infarct in a young woman with no previous medical history is presented, as well as a review of the literature and forensic aspects are discussed.
Clarot
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Rouen University Hospital, Department of Forensic Medicine, CHU Rouen-Charles, Nicolle-Rouen, France. franck.clarot@chu-rouen.fr
Vaz
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Vicomte
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Gricourt
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C
Papin
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Proust
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D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans