Scared to Death
oleh: Alberto Aimo, MD, Marco Di Paolo, MD, Vincenzo Castiglione, MD, Martina Modena, BS, Andrea Barison, MD, PhD, Matteo Benvenuti, MD, Valentina Bugelli, MD, Carlo Pietro Campobasso, MD, Benedetta Guidi, MD, Paolo G. Camici, MD, PhD, Michele Emdin, MD, PhD
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Myocardial infarction with nonobstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA) can be triggered by intense emotions. We report 5 cases of emotional stress–related death where forensic examination attributed myocardial infarction to a coronary spasm, with the ultimate cause of death being arrhythmias in 4 cases and cardiac rupture in the fifth. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)