Sudden cardiac death - morphological changes in myocardium and coronaries

Authors

  • Sajid Mushtaq
  • Hamid Shafiq
  • Muhammad Ashraf Sharif
  • Nadira Mamoon
  • Tahir Khadim

Abstract

Objective: To determine the changes in coronary arteries in patients of sudden cardiac death. Materials and Methods: Observational descriptive study was carried out at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, in year 2000 on autopsy of 58 cases with sudden cardiac death. Results: Coronary arteries of 56 out of 58 cases revealed varying degree of atherosclerosis. 38 (65%) cases showed severe atherosclerosis. The percentage of cases below 40 years was 67% which is higher than the previous series on this subject. Left coronary artery remains the commonest artery showing significant atherosclerosis (84%) and left anterior descending coronary artery is the most frequent artery to be occluded by a thrombus. Conclusion: Coronary atherosclerosis was the major cause of sudden cardiac death. Decreasing age in incidence for sudden cardiac death is a worrisome cause and should be addressed with public health awareness

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03-08-2016

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Mushtaq S, Shafiq H, Sharif MA, Mamoon N, Khadim T. Sudden cardiac death - morphological changes in myocardium and coronaries. Pak J Pathol [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 3 [cited 2026 Nov. 10];17(1). Available from: https://www.pakjpath.com/index.php/Pak-J-Pathol/article/view/193

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2006)

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