Sudden cardiac death: An autopsy study
Journal Title: IP Journal of Diagnostic Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction The most common cause of sudden cardiac death is ischaemic Such patients may have an occlusive recent thrombosis in one or more major coronary arteries An area of stenosis of 85 per cent is the best discriminating level for increased mortalityObjective To study the cardiac causes of sudden deathMaterials and Methods 200 medicolegal cases of sudden death requested for pathological examination of heart were studied A careful study of the information given by the police and forensic medicine experts was done The heart was examined macroscopically for clots thrombi any anomalies tumors or any other pathological signs The sections of the organ were studiedResults A total of 200 cases were studied with 120 males and 80 females Majority of them 70 weighed less than 300 grams Only 2 weighed more than 350 grams Cardiomyopathies were recognized in 30 specimen Dilated cardiomyopathy was most common among them and accounted for 20 casesConclusion Personal experience of studying such patients suggests that the majority of deaths are indeed cardiac The various causes of sudden cardiac death must be correlated with pathological findings to arrive at a definitive diagnosisKeywords Autopsy Heart Ischemia Thrombosis Ventricular fibrillation
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Gireesh V. Achalkar
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