It is important to determine the cause of death in the case of asphyxia. However, it is difficult
to conclude death by asphyxia, especially when the deceased has underlying heart disease …

The determination of cause of death is one of the most important tasks in forensic practice.
However, asphyxia is a difficult cause of death to determine, especially when the deceased …

The determination of cause of death (COD) is one of the most important tasks in forensic
practice and is mainly based on macroscopical and microscopical morphological signatures …

The determination of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the difficult tasks in the forensic
practice, especially in the absence of specific morphological changes in the autopsies and …

Metabolomics can be defined as the scientific field aiming at characterizing all low-weight
molecules (so-called metabolites) in a biological system. At the time of death, the level and …

Cancer cells have several specific metabolic features, which have been explored for
targeted therapies. Agents that promote apoptosis in tumors are currently considered as a …

Death results in changes in some metabolites in body tissues due to lack of circulating
oxygen, altered enzymatic reactions, cellular degradation, and cessation of anabolic …

Acute myocardial ischemia (AMI) remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and the
post-mortem diagnosis of AMI represents a current challenge for both clinical and forensic …

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Early
identification of ischemia and establishing reperfusion remain cornerstones in the treatment …

Cardiac arrest (CA) is not a uniform condition and its pathophysiology strongly depends on
its cause. In this work we have used a metabolomics approach to study the dynamic …