Table 2 Autopsy Findings from 99 Victims of Sudden Unexplained Death (SUD)
From: Non-diagnostic autopsy findings in sudden unexplained death victims
Cardiac findings | 62 (63%) |
Blank Autopsy | 37 (37%) |
Heart weight, grams | 416* (240–660) |
LV thickness, mm | 14.7* (5–25) |
RV thickness, mm | 3.9X (0.3–15) |
Mean BMI, kg/m2 | 24.6†(15–37) |
Heart weight / Body Mass, ratio | 0.5%†(0.3–0.8) |
Hypertrophy and/or enlarged heart | 35 (35%) |
Coronary atheromatosis | 31 (31%) |
Myocardial fibrosis | 19 (19%) |
Dilated chambers | 7 (7%) |
Myocardial Inflamation | 5 (5%) |
Minor congenital heart defects | 5 (5%) |
Valvular heart defects | 3 (3%) |
Non-cardiac findings | 26 (26%) |
Atherosclerosis of the great vessels | 24 (24%) |
Aspiration | 2 (2%) |
Cerebral haemorrhage | 1 (1%) |
Pneumonia | 1 (1%) |
Toxicology performed | 29 (29%) |