P. Vinod Kumar1 , Amudhasaharan, Magendran J2
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Postmortem Cardiac Troponin-T levels in Heart Blood as a Marker to Diagnose Acute Myocardial Infarction P. Vinod Kumar1 , Amudhasaharan, Magendran J2
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12324

Abstract

Sudden death accounts for approximately two-thirds of autopsies in Forensic Medicine. Natural deathwithin 1 hour after the beginning of acute symptoms, is defined as Sudden Cardiac Death. Acute Myocardialinfarction (AMI) is a serious and potentially lethal manifestation of coronary artery disease, affecting morethan 7 million people worldwide each year and was proved to be a cause of sudden death. This studyquantitatively analyzed the heart blood for Cardiac Troponin T (cTnT) levels within 48hours after death &correlated with the histological changes of myocardium