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Nibhoria, Varinder Kumar
- A Case Study-Role of Heart Autopsy in Evaluating the Cause of Death
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Authors
Sarita Nibhoria
1,
Kanwardeep Kaur Jhajj
1,
Varinder Kumar Nibhoria
2,
Samarjit Kaur Sandhu
3,
Navtej Singh Bamra
3,
Preeti Padda
4
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1 Department of Pathology, G.G.S. Medical College & Hospital BFUHS, Faridkot , Punjab, IN
2 Civil Hospital Jaito Punjab, IN
3 Department of Pathology, G.G. S. Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, IN
4 Department of Community Medicine, G.G.S. Medical College Faridkot, Punjab, IN
1 Department of Pathology, G.G.S. Medical College & Hospital BFUHS, Faridkot , Punjab, IN
2 Civil Hospital Jaito Punjab, IN
3 Department of Pathology, G.G. S. Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, IN
4 Department of Community Medicine, G.G.S. Medical College Faridkot, Punjab, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Vol 7, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 72-75Abstract
Histopathological examination of heart autopsies is routinely done in medicolegal cases to ascertain the cause of death. Cardiovascular disease is a class of diseases that involves the heart or blood vessels (arteries and veins). They remain the leading cause of deaths worldwide. It is also a major cause of disability. Heart autopsies are a great learning tool for clinicians, pathologists as well as forensic experts. The cardiac autopsies may have changed very little during the last 50 years , the pathologists role on cardiac team has changed dramatically . Present study was done between the period of 2009 - 2011 consisting of 50 cases highlighting the importance of heart autopsies to establish the cause and mode of death as well as a magnificent learning tool. Cardiomegaly was found to be the most common disease entity followed by myocardial infarction in the present study.Keywords
Autopsy, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiomegaly
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