TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - A fatal stab wound causing selective injury to the left anterior descending coronary artery, myocardial infarction and delayed cardiac tamponade
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Bartoloni, Giovanni
A1  - Trio, Francesca
A1  - Bartoloni, Alessandro
A1  - Giorlandino, Alexandra
A1  - Pucci, Angela
SP  - e16
EP  - 8
VL  - 229
IS  - 1-3
N2  - We describe an unusual case of delayed cardiac tamponade that led to death 9 days after a penetrating stab wound. The injury consisted of a longitudinal tear in the LAD coronary artery, with an occlusive thrombus and the rupture of the coronary wall into a pseudo-aneurysmatic peri-coronary hematoma. As imaging evidence of pericardial effusion and ischemic electrocardiographic changes were lacking, the diagnosis was only made during post-mortem examination.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.03.023
ID  - ref1
ER  -