THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CORRELATION OF THE MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF LESIONS FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN THE CLUJ INSTITUTE OF LEGAL MEDICINE, 2014-2018 CASE REPORT

D. P. (Mironescu), C. Siserman, D. Ureche, A. Șonfălean, D. Jurje, D. Lucian, H. M. Vladi

Abstract:
Sudden cardiac death is a major public health problem; special attention is paid to the thanatogenesis of sudden cardiac death to identify the causes of many patients at risk and to administer effective prophylactic treatment. The evolution to death after cardiac arrest is the result of a complex interaction of so-called fate factors (eg age, underlying conditions, comorbidities, toxic consumption) and influenceable factors (eg time interval to BLS and defibrillation). Although cardiovascular mortality has decreased in high-income countries in recent years, cardiovascular diseases are responsible for approximately 17 million deaths each year of which approximately 25% are sudden cardiac deaths. The risk of sudden cardiac death is higher in men than in women, and increases with age due to the higher prevalence of ischemic heart disease in old age (1).
Keywords: Sudden cardiac death (SCD), forensic cases, acute death, macroscopic and microscopic examination.