Unusual cause of sudden cardiac death: basophilic degeneration of coronary arteries

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1996 Oct;39(2):172-6. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199610)39:2<172::AID-CCD14>3.0.CO;2-J.

Abstract

Basophilic or mucoid degeneration of the intima in the coronary arteries is an extremely rare cause of premature atherosclerosis. An unusual case of fatal basophilic degeneration of the coronary arteries 142 days after delivery is reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction* / etiology
  • Myocardial Infarction* / pathology
  • Postpartum Period
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / physiopathology*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Pulmonary Edema / etiology
  • Pulmonary Edema / physiopathology