Asirdizer Mahmut, Tatlisumak Ertugrul
Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical Faculty of Celal Bayar University, 45030 Manisa, Turkey.
J Clin Forensic Med. 2006 Jul;13(5):262-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.11.009. Epub 2006 Jan 25.
Sudden unexpected cardiac death is the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. Patent foramen ovale and eustachian valve are two of cardiac diseases and they may be associated with clinical disorders as embolism, stroke, plathypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome, carcinoid heart disease, atrial flutter and endocarditis. The literature for the roles of patent foramen ovale and eustachian valve in the causes of sudden deaths are reviewed.
心脏性猝死是工业化国家的主要死因。卵圆孔未闭和欧氏瓣是两种心脏疾病，它们可能与诸如栓塞、中风、直立性呼吸困难-卧位低氧血症综合征、类癌性心脏病、心房扑动和心内膜炎等临床病症相关。本文对卵圆孔未闭和欧氏瓣在猝死原因中的作用的相关文献进行了综述。
