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Postmortem genetic testing should be recommended in sudden cardiac death cases due to thoracic aortic dissection.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Sept 2017
Gago-Díaz Marina, Ramos-Luis Eva, Zoppis Silvia, Zorio Esther, Molina Pilar, Braza-Boïls Aitana, Giner Juan, Sobrino Beatriz, Amigo Jorge, Blanco-Verea Alejandro, Carracedo Ángel, Brion María
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BACKGROUND: Acute thoracic aortic dissections and ruptures, the main life-threatening complications of the corresponding aneurysms, are an important cause of sudden cardiac death. Despite the usefulness of the molecular diagnosis of these conditions in the clinical setting, the corresponding forensic field remains largely unexplored. The main goal of this study was to explore and validate a new massive parallel...
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