SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN THE CASUISTRY OF SIBIU COUNTY FORENSIC SERVICE
Abstract:
Purpose: Heart disease pathology has a high incidence in the etiology of sudden deaths
encountered in forensic medicine casuistry. Materials and methods: We performed a retrospective
longitudinal study over a period of 10 years, on 675 cases of the casuistry of Sibiu County Forensic
Service. We aimed at the epidemiological distribution by age, gender, area of origin, seasonality,
distribution of cases according to the place of death, the presence/absence of alcoholic intoxication and
at correlating the data obtained with that in the literature. Results: The study showed that over half of
the sudden deaths were of cardiac etiology, occurring more frequently in males in urban areas, with a
maximum incidence in the age group of 50-59 years. In over two thirds of cases, myocardial infarction
was the cause of sudden death. The peak incidence of sudden cardiac death was recorded in the winter
months. The article has been elaborated as part of doctoral research
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