Chronicle of an unforetold death.
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Within hours after her sudden and unexpected death, I notified the dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, on whose faculty she served, that Barbara had apparently died of a coronary occlusion. He relayed the news around the world. Devoted to improving effectiveness and equity in health care, Barbara received many tributes. Because she died while swimming alone, an autopsy was required. The immediate cause of death was “pool drowning,” but the underlying condition, “cerebral hemorrhage,” stunned me. The pathologist attributed the massive hemorrhage to cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), listing “anticoagulation therapy” on the death certificateunder“other significant conditions.”No significant occlusion of any of her coronary arteries was found. A scalp bruise adjacent to a larger bruise on her right temporalis muscle was observed, but no skull fractures. Patchy microhemorrhages were observed in the cerebral cortex.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of internal medicine
دوره 172 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012