Cardiac arteriovenous malformation causing sudden death

Cardiac vascular malformations are rare. We report a subendocardial arteriovenous malformation (AVM), associated with extensive myocardial fibrosis, causing sudden death in a 25-year-old woman. To our knowledge, this is the first autopsy case reported.

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Published inCardiovascular pathology Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 296 - 298
Main Authors Aguilera, Beatriz, Suárez-Mier, M. Paz, Argente, Trinidad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2004
Subjects
Adult
Angiodysplasia
Arteriovenous malformation
Arteriovenous Malformations - pathology
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - pathology
Coronary Vessels - pathology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Sudden death
Vascular malformation
Vascular malformation
Angiodysplasia
Sudden death
Arteriovenous malformation
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Summary:Cardiac vascular malformations are rare. We report a subendocardial arteriovenous malformation (AVM), associated with extensive myocardial fibrosis, causing sudden death in a 25-year-old woman. To our knowledge, this is the first autopsy case reported.
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ISSN:1054-8807
1879-1336
DOI:10.1016/j.carpath.2004.06.002