Sudden cardiac death of a woman during extramarital sex: A case report and review of the literature

Abstract Sudden death of cardiac patients related to sexual activity has been widely reported in the medical and forensic literature, specifically of male partners in heterosexual relationships, usually with extramarital partners. We present a unique case of a 46 year old woman who died during a sex...

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Published in:Journal of forensic and legal medicine 2010-05, Vol.17 (4), p.186-187
Main Authors: Gips, Hadas, MD, Zaitsev, Konstantin, MD, Hiss, Jehuda, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain - pathology
Car
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - pathology
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic Disease
Chronic hypertension
Coitus
Coronary Vessels - pathology
Death
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology
Encounters
Fatalities
Fatty Liver - pathology
Female
Fibrosis
Forensic
Forensic engineering
Forensic Pathology
Heart failure
Heart Failure - etiology
Hepatomegaly - pathology
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - complications
Male
Males
Marriage
Medical
Medicine
Men
Middle Aged
Myocardium - pathology
Pathology
Pulmonary Edema - pathology
Sex
Sexual behavior
Sudden death
Women
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Summary:Abstract Sudden death of cardiac patients related to sexual activity has been widely reported in the medical and forensic literature, specifically of male partners in heterosexual relationships, usually with extramarital partners. We present a unique case of a 46 year old woman who died during a sexual encounter with her lover. Cause of death was an acute cardiac failure due to hypertensive chronic cardiovascular disease, following sexual activity. The factors which contributed to her death are discussed and reviewed in light of similar reports in men.
ISSN:1752-928X
1878-7487
DOI:10.1016/j.jflm.2009.12.008