title: Fatal coronary sinus thrombosis due to hypercoagulability in Crohn's disease.
abstract: A 27-year-old male, admitted to hospital for a psoas muscle abscess secondary to Crohn's disease, suddenly died while in hospital. A medicolegal autopsy showed coronary sinus thrombosis. Coronary sinus thrombosis is rare and is usually associated with invasive cardiac procedures. Coronary sinus thrombosis associated with Crohn's disease has not been reported. Autopsy examination of the coronary sinus is advocated, especially in individuals with hypercoagulable states.
authors: Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8.
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Martin
authors: Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8; Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada LBL 2X2.
authors: Vidhya
authors: V
authors: Nair
authors: Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8; Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada LBL 2X2. Electronic address: allisonedgecombe@hotmail.com.
authors: Allison
authors: A
authors: Edgecombe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Autopsy; Coronary sinus thrombosis; Crohn's disease; Hypercoaguability