Several culprits may be identified at postmortem in sudden death (SD) victims, including
coronary artery, myocardial, valve, conduction system, and congenital heart diseases …

The medico-legal term “sudden death (SD)” refers to those deaths that are not preceded by
significant symptoms. SD in apparently healthy individuals (newborn through to adults) …

Sudden cardiac death is, by definition, an unexpected, untimely death caused by a cardiac
condition in a person with known or unknown heart disease. This major international public …

BACKGROUND: Most sudden deaths during sports occur in general population practising
recreational sports and according to legislation, a forensic autopsy is required. Most are …

Background Sudden unexplained death may be the first manifestation of an unknown
inherited cardiac disease. Current genetic technologies may enable the unraveling of an …

Although sudden cardiac death is a leading cause of mortality, the mechanisms for its
pathogenesis are poorly understood. Because overactivation of sympathetic nervous system …

Molecular biology tools have enhanced the capability of the forensic scientist to characterize
biological evidence to the point where it is feasible to analyze minute samples and achieve …

Inherited cardiomyopathies are frequent causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD), especially
in young patients. Despite at the autopsy they usually have distinctive microscopic and/or …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is responsible for a large proportion of sudden deaths in young
individuals. In forensic medicine, many cases remain unexplained after routine postmortem …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide, mostly
involving coronary artery disease in the elderly. In contrary, sudden death events in young …