Cardiac Case B Mass of Heart: 332 g Decedent History • 57-year-old male • Worked as a taxi driver. Was found deceased in his parked car. • Medical history shows he maintained a reasonably healthy diet and was a normal weight • Described his job as stressful • History of smoking cigarettes Family history of heart disease and lung cancer According to the last person to ride in his car, he had complained of nausea as well as a sore arm and neck. Previous hospitalization two years ago to treat a deep vein thrombosis, which is the result of a blood clot in a vein of the leg

Cardiac Case B Mass of Heart: 332 g Decedent History • 57-year-old male • Worked as a taxi driver. Was found deceased in his parked car. • Medical history shows he maintained a reasonably healthy diet and was a normal weight • Described his job as stressful • History of smoking cigarettes Family history of heart disease and lung cancer According to the last person to ride in his car, he had complained of nausea as well as a sore arm and neck. Previous hospitalization two years ago to treat a deep vein thrombosis, which is the result of a blood clot in a vein of the leg

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