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Case Report
Myocardial steatosis: An autopsy-discovered case
1 Service d’anatomie pathologique, CHU de Bogodogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2 UFR/SDS université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3 Service de médecine légale, CHU de Bogodogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
4 Service d’anatomie pathologique, CHU de Tingandogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
5 Service d’anatomie pathologique, CHUR de Ouahigouya, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
6 Service histologie embryologie cytogénétique et biologie de la reproduction, CHU de Bogodogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Article ID: 100070Z11AO2023
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Ouédraogo AS, Ramdé WN, Ido FAHA, Savadogo I, Ouedraogo RA, Ouattara S, Ouedraogo AS, Nikiema WYC. Myocardial steatosis: An autopsy-discovered case. J Case Rep Images Pathol 2023;9(1):17–20.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Myocardial steatosis, a poorly documented pathology, is characterized by the accumulation of abnormal amounts of triglycerides in the cardiomyocytes. Myocardial steatosis is generally asymptomatic, but it can be the cause of heart failure. It is primarily of hypoxic or metabolic origin.
Case Report: We report a case of postmortem diagnosis in a 53-year-old male patient, without known his pathological history, who was a victim of sudden death from abdominal pain. The autopsy revealed diffuse atheromatous cardiac, aortic, and hepatic lesions.
Conclusion: It is very common for myocardial steatosis to be diagnosed postmortem due to its nonspecific symptomatology. The risk of mortality and morbidity could be reduced through a healthy lifestyle and regular biological examination to identify risk factors.
Keywords: Cardiomyocyte, Pathological anatomy, Steatosis
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Aimé Sosthène Ouédraogo - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
W Norbert Ramdé - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
FAHA Ido - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
I Savadogo - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
R Alexis Ouedraogo - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
S Ouattara - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Aïda S Ouedraogo - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
WYC Nikiema - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
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