1. An Autopsy Case of Sudden Death in a Patient with Idiopathic Scoliosis

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<jats:p> A 38-year-old woman with idiopathic scoliosis (right convex thoracic scoliosis, 78°; left convex lumbar curvature, 75°) died suddenly. Forensic autopsy and histopathologic examination revealed chronic congestive oedema, numerous cavities and atrophic changes of heart. </jats:p><jats:p> These changes, including both respiratory changes and biventricular failure caused by hypoplastic cardiac changes, were due to a deformed thoracic cage. This case illustrates that not only abnormalities of respiratory function and cor pulmonare, but also hypoplastic cardiac changes, may cause sudden death in a patient with untreated scoliosis. </jats:p>

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