Key result
Coronary artery thromboembolism can contribute to unexpected death in childhood and adolescence, highlighting the need for careful examination of coronary arteries during pediatric autopsy.
Case Report (n=2)
Coronary artery thromboembolism, though rare, can contribute to unexpected death in children and adolescents with predisposing cardiac pathology and should be evaluated during autopsy.
Two cases of unexpected death in childhood and adolescence associated with coronary artery thromboembolism are reported involving a 6-year-old girl with acute rheumatic fever and left ventricular vegetations, and an 18-year-old adolescent with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease. Although coronary artery thromboembolism is rarely reported in childhood or adolescence, these cases demonstrate that careful examination of the coronary arteries during pediatric autopsy may be helpful in determining factors contributing to death, even at quite young ages. This is particularly so in the presence of predisposing cardiac pathology.
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Stahl et al. (1995) conducted a case report in Unexpected death associated with coronary artery thromboembolism (n=2). Coronary artery thromboembolism was evaluated on Unexpected death. Coronary artery thromboembolism can contribute to unexpected death in childhood and adolescence, highlighting the need for careful examination of coronary arteries during pediatric autopsy.
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