Sudden death from a "broken heart" in a young woman

F Clarot; E Vaz; C Vicomte; C Gricourt; F Papin; B Proust

doi:10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.03.005

Sudden death from a "broken heart" in a young woman

J Forensic Leg Med. 2007 Apr;14(3):172-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.03.005. Epub 2006 Aug 17.

Authors

F Clarot¹, E Vaz, C Vicomte, C Gricourt, F Papin, B Proust

Affiliation

¹ Rouen University Hospital, Department of Forensic Medicine, CHU Rouen-Charles, Nicolle-Rouen, France. franck.clarot@chu-rouen.fr

PMID: 16914361
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.03.005

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Coronary Disease / pathology
Coronary Thrombosis / pathology
Death, Sudden / etiology*
Female
Forensic Pathology
Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / pathology*
Humans