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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Jeweler Following a Hold-up: Forensic Considerations.
- Source :
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Journal of Forensic Sciences . Nov2013, Vol. 58 Issue 6, p1648-1650. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The authors present a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy ( TTC) following physical assault. In France, public prosecutor orders a medicolegal assessment after an assault for all living victims. Medicolegal assessment aims to establish a causal relation between an aggression and the injury sustained. An 80-year-old jeweler was the victim of assault, restraint and confinement during the hold-up of his jewelry store. After the event, he experienced constrictive chest pain with a sensation of oppression. Transthoracic echography showed apical and middle wall akinesis with apical ballooning pattern. In this case, the experts reasonably accepted that there was a direct, certain, and exclusive causal relation between the aggression and the cardiomyopathy. Forensic specialists should be aware of TTC because it is a frequent complication of stress situations and its incidence in forensic cases is probably underestimated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221198
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 91673765
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12207