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Ng'walali, P.M. et al.

Ng'walali, Ohtsu, Tsunenari,

Interrupted aortic arch with ventricular septal defect: an unsuspected fatal congenital anomaly in forensic pathology.

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a relatively rare cardiovascular anomaly worldwide and is very rarely encountered in forensic pathology. A case of clinically unsuspected fatal IAA in a 5-day old neonate is described. A full term female baby was declared dead on arrival at an emergency hospital few hours after having been discharged from a maternity hospital following delivery. There were no noticeable signs and symptoms reported during the short postnatal period. Antenatal medical history was unremarkable and there were no abnormalities noticed at birth. Autopsy revealed an unsuspected IAA arch with ventricular septal defect ( VSD) as cause of sudden unexpected death. Although amenable to surgical intervention, IAA may not produce obvious clinical symptoms as was the case for this baby. Such sudden unexpected deaths raise medico-legal questions as to the manner and the precise cause of death. The importance of a full forensic autopsy to clarify such a sudden death was re-emphasized.[1]

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Interrupted aortic arch with ventricular septal defect: an unsuspected fatal congenital anomaly in forensic pathology. Ng'walali, P.M., Ohtsu, Y., Tsunenari, S. Journal of clinical forensic medicine. (2002) [Pubmed]

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