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ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2020

Second opinion system for sudden cardiac death cases in forensic practice.

Sara Sabatasso, Yara Banz, Rebekka Ringger, Silvia Visonà, Christian Schyma, Stephan Bolliger, Katarzyna Michaud

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Article in International journal of legal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. An updated approach to sudden cardiac death, the AECVP perspective.International journal of legal medicine · 2021
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  8. Cardiac hypertrophy at autopsy.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara SabatassoUniversity Center of Legal Medicine Lausanne-Geneva, Unit of Forensic Medicine, CMU, Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland. sara.sabatasso@hcuge.ch.
Yara BanzInstitute of Pathology, University of Bern, Murtenstrasse 31, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.
Rebekka RinggerInstitute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 20, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.
Silvia VisonàSection of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Christian SchymaInstitute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 20, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.
Stephan BolligerInstitute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland.
Katarzyna MichaudUniversity Center of Legal Medicine Lausanne-Geneva, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CHUniversity Centre of Legal Medicine · CHUniversity of Geneva · CHUniversity of Pavia · ITUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) represents a considerable percentage of cardiovascular deaths worldwide. The most frequent pathological substrate of SCD is atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). The other, less common, pathologies which can cause SCD include cardiomyopathies, congenital diseases (including abnormal anatomy), and arrhythmias such as channelopathies, many of which are genetically determined. Autopsies of SCD victims are generally performed by forensic pathologists. In some cases, a third person responsibility could be invoked. While CAD diagnosis at post-mortem examination is not a major challenge for the forensic pathologist, the other rarer diseases may be. In such instances, referral of the hearts to specialized centers with recognized expertise is recommended, and this is particularly important in cases of SCDs of young people. Moreover, in order to avoid the frequent overdiagnosis of a pathological heart, an expert opinion should be sought for even in the presence of a morphologically normal heart. In cases where retention of the heart is not feasible, it is essential to provide an extensive photographic documentation, with the indication of the sampling sites for histological examination. However, some practical aspects, as the criteria for case selection in routine forensic practice are missing. In this paper, we present the recommendations for heart retention for a second expert opinion and the alternative of documentation and sampling for cases where retention is not possible.

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AutopsyForensic PathologyReferral and ConsultationCoronary Artery DiseaseDeath, Sudden, CardiacDocumentationGuidelines as TopicHumansSpecializationSpecimen HandlingAutopsyCardiovascular pathologyForensic pathologyHeart retentionSudden cardiac death

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