title: Sudden death from a "broken heart" in a young woman.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Rouen University Hospital, Department of Forensic Medicine, CHU Rouen-Charles, Nicolle-Rouen, France. franck.clarot@chu-rouen.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clarot
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vicomte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gricourt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Papin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Proust
mesh_terms: 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