A review on role of autopsy in the diagnosis of sudden arrhythmic deaths

Authors : Prashanth Mada, Pragnesh Parmar, Yadukul S, Divya Reddy Pannala

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijfmts.2022.009

Volume : 7

Issue : 2

Year : 2022

Page No : 39-42

Sudden death (SD) is described as “death within 24 hours from the earliest manifestation, without any proof of violence and with no pre-existing disease, where no cause of death can be identified clinically”. In about 5%–10% of cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD), no underlying heart disease can be found at autopsy. Mostly these are the arrhythmic SCD and have a morphologically normal heart. There is a scope for uncertainty among relatives and/or investigating authorities regarding the cause & manner of death specifically in unattended sudden cardiac death. The postmortem examination must include detailed history or clinically relevant information of the deceased, his/her family members, macroscopic, microscopic, toxicological & molecular examination.
 

Keywords: Sudden death, Sudden cardiac death, Sudden arrhythmic death


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