Coronary vasospasm and coronary artery dissection are two recognized causes of Sudden Cardiac Death [SCD] in association with Myocardial Infarction in Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery [MINOCA]. This is a case of post procedure death in a 50-year-old female during cardiac angiography, who had a family history of coronary spasm with sudden cardiac death in her mother. She went into cardiac arrest during the procedure with iatrogenic acute coronary dissection which was treated with LMS/LCx vessel stenting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 62-year-old male patient was pronounced dead on admission to the tertiary care hospital. The victim had right ventricular STEMI three years ago. The autopsy showed pericardial tamponade due to the rupture of an acute myocardial infarction of the right ventricle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTorture, which violates human rights, is still being practiced worldwide despite of all the bound rules and regulations. Although "beating" is the commonest method applied, other physical, psychological and sexual methods are often being practiced. 1975 Tokyo declaration defines torture and the doctor's role in managing torture.
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