[Frequency of acute plaque ruptures and thin cap atheromas at sites of maximal stenosis]Fabio Tavora
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, University of Maryland, USA
Arq Bras Cardiol 94:143-9, 153-9, 145-51. 2010
..There have been few autopsy studies relating sites of thin cap atheroma (TCFA) to sites of acute plaque rupture in culprit arteries, and sites of maximal narrowing in non-culprit arteries...
- Review of isolated ascending aortitis: differential diagnosis, including syphilitic, Takayasu's and giant cell aortitis
Fabio Tavora
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21209, USA
Pathology 38:302-8. 2006
..Despite a plethora of literature, a histological classification of aortitis has yet to be attempted...
Monocytes and neutrophils expressing myeloperoxidase occur in fibrous caps and thrombi in unstable coronary plaquesFabio R Tavora
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306, USA
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 9:27. 2009
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- Multiple aneurysms of aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts with fatal rupture
Fabio R Tavora
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Arq Bras Cardiol 88:e107-10. 2007
..His subsequent death due to rupture of SVG aneurysm was documented at autopsy, illustrating the need for aggressive treatment of symptomatic coronary graft aneurysms...
Discrepancies in initial death certificate diagnoses in sudden unexpected out-of-hospital deaths: the role of cardiovascular autopsyFabio Tavora
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, 22 South Greene Street, Room NBW43, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Cardiovasc Pathol 17:178-82. 2008
..The accuracy of death certificates issued for out-of-hospital sudden deaths has been questioned...
- Takayasu aortitis with acute dissection and hemopericardium
Fabio Tavora
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, 22 South Greene Street, Room NBW43, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Cardiovasc Pathol 14:320-3. 2005
..This case demonstrates a rare example of aortitis underlying aortic dissection and emphasizes the need for careful histologic examination in cases of aortic root disease...
- Aortitis and ascending aortic aneurysm: description of 52 cases and proposal of a histologic classification
Allen P Burke
CVPath Institute, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA
Hum Pathol 39:514-26. 2008
..NNA is less often isolated and best classified as giant cell aortitis. Adult NA has histologic features classically associated with Takayasu disease but is limited primarily to the ascending aorta and has no sex predominance...
- Bilateral internal carotid absence: a case report of a rare congenital anomaly
Luis F Gonzalez-Cuyar
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Cardiovasc Pathol 17:113-6. 2008
..Secondary to the hemodynamical stress through the collateral circulation, affected patients are at an increased risk of developing subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracranial aneurysms...
- Total anomalous origin of the coronary circulation from the right pulmonary artery
Fabio Tavora
CVPath Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Cardiovasc Pathol 17:246-9. 2008
..No other congenital anomalies were identified. Total anomalous origin of the coronary arteries from the pulmonary trunk or artery should be considered in cases of sudden unexpected death in infants...
- Discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnoses: a comparison of university, community, and private autopsy practices
Fabio Tavora
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Clin Pathol 129:102-9. 2008
..02). Additional major findings were present in 28.5% of autopsies. Length of hospital stay before death, institution, and selection bias all affect the rate of major unexpected findings in hospital-based autopsies...
- Occult primary parotid gland acinic cell adenocarcinoma presenting with extensive lung metastasis
Fabio Tavora
Department of Pulmonary and Mediastinal Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 6825 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20306, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 131:970-3. 2007
..This presentation is unique, showing that peripheral lung tumors of salivary gland type are likely to be metastatic, and careful clinical evaluation is warranted in establishing their primary site of origin...
- Postmortem confirmation of Lyme carditis with polymerase chain reaction
Fabio Tavora
Department of Pulmonary and Mediastinal Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, USA
Cardiovasc Pathol 17:103-7. 2008
..Cardiac involvement in Lyme disease is uncommon and typically manifests clinically by conduction disturbances. Postmortem identification of Borrelia burgdorferi has never been reported in a case of Lyme carditis...
