TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Congenital absence of the pericardium : AAn incidental finding
JO  - Rechtsmedizin: Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin
A1  - Edler, C.
A1  - Puschel, K.
A1  - Schulz, F.
SP  - 345
EP  - 348
VL  - 19
IS  - 5
N2  - Congenital absence or defects of the pericardium are very rare. The incidental finding of a congenital absence of the pericardium in the case of a 55-year-old man who died after committing suicide by cutting his throat is reported. The autopsy revealed a complete absence of the pericardium with a hypertrophic heart (510 g). The man had suffered from non-specific chest pains and dyspnoea which could be attributed to bronchial asthma. © 2009 Springer Medizin Verlag.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0937-9819
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00194-009-0621-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -