Biventricular false tendons [PDF]
False chordae tendineae or false tendons (FTs) are fibrous or fibro-muscular structures and sometimes also conduction tissue, blood vessels, and Purkinje cells that cross the ventricular cavities without connections to the valve cusps.1 Typically, they ...
Stefano Tambuzzi +3 more
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Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Brain Involvement in Sepsis: A Relationship Supported by Immunohistochemistry [PDF]
Background and Objectives: A large amount of recent evidence suggests that cellular inability to consume oxygen could play a notable part in promoting sepsis as a consequence of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress.
Giuseppe Bertozzi +4 more
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Fatal hemorrhage from peripheral varicose vein rupture [PDF]
Varix of the lower extremities is a common entity that eventually presents fatal outcome. Fatal massive bleeding due to rupture of a peripheral varicose vein is rare. The estimated incidence of these cases is 1/1000 autopsies.
Guendalina Gentile +5 more
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Sudden death associated with lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle [PDF]
Intracranial lipomas are rare benign tumors considered exceptional when localized in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA), with an incidence of 0.1% of the total number of expansive processes located in this area.
Stefano Tambuzzi +3 more
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Legal medicine aspects of female sterilization: our experience [PDF]
IntroductionThe most frequent sterilization procedures include postpartum tubal ligation, laparoscopic tubal disruption or salpingectomy, and hysteroscopic tubal occlusion. It may be performed via laparoscopy, mini-laparotomy, or hysteroscopy.
Piergiorgio Fedeli +3 more
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Is It Still Time for Safety Walkaround? Pilot Project Proposing a New Model and a Review of the Methodology [PDF]
Background and Objectives: Healthcare facilities are complex systems due to the interaction between different factors (human, environmental, management, and technological).
Michela Ferrara +5 more
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Post-mortem diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism [PDF]
In pregnancy, labor, delivery, or the immediate postpartum,1 there may be a sudden passage of amniotic fluid (containing elements of fetal origin) into the maternal bloodstream through the endocervical veins, placenta, and uterine venous sinuses.2 This ...
Andrea Gentilomo +5 more
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Commentary on “Incorporating a structural vulnerability framework into the forensic anthropology curriculum” [PDF]
Andrea Palamenghi +3 more
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Porencephalic cyst in adult [PDF]
Stefano Tambuzzi +2 more
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Pathological Findings in Hanging: Is the Traditional Knowledge Correct? [PDF]
Background: In forensic pathology, asphyxia presents a problem as frequently as it is thorny and challenging. Some knowledge in forensic pathology is still considered to be traditionally acquired and is not critically assessed with modern statistical or ...
Graziano Domenico Luigi Crudele +3 more
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