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Vol. 146. Issue 12.
Pages 541-543 (June 2016)
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Vol. 146. Issue 12.
Pages 541-543 (June 2016)
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Massive cardiac lipomatosis, an autopsy finding in a patient with sudden death
Lipomatosis cardiaca masiva, hallazgo en la autopsia de un paciente con muerte súbita
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Ester Zamarrón-de Lucasa,
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ester.zamarron@gmail.com

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, Eugenia García-Fernándezb, Carlos Carpioa, Sergio Alcoleaa, Yolanda Martínez-Abada, Rodolfo Álvarez-Salaa
a Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPaz), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
b Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPaz), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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The fat replacement of myocardial cells is a degenerative process that usually affects the right ventricle and is found in 50% of the elderly. The problem arises when this degeneration occurs to a massive degree, a differential diagnosis with other pathologies being necessary. We present the case of a patient who died suddenly and a massive cardiac lipomatosis was found on autopsy, as the only explanation of the outcome.

Keywords:
Lipomatosis
Sudden death
Cardiomyopathy
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La sustitución grasa de las células miocárdicas es un proceso degenerativo que afecta en mayor medida al ventrículo derecho y se encuentra en el 50% de las personas ancianas. El problema se origina cuando esta degeneración se produce en grado masivo, planteando la necesidad de realizar el diagnóstico diferencial con otras enfermedades. Se presenta el caso de un paciente que falleció de forma súbita y en su autopsia se encontró esta dolencia como única explicación del desenlace.

Palabras clave:
Lipomatosis
Muerte súbita
Miocardiopatía

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