Silent Myocardial Ischaemia
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Case report Silent myocardial ischaemia: A cause for sudden death in young people M.D. Nithin, Smitha Rani, * Varun Pai Department of Forensic Medicine, J.S.S. Medical College (Affiliated to J.S.S. University), Mysore, Karnataka, India *Corresponding Author Email: [email protected] Abstract Sudden death is natural unexpected death occurring within an hour of the onset of acute symptoms. Sudden cardiovascular death is a catastrophic event in young people throughout the world. In about half of the young people who die suddenly, the first presentation of their disease is often at autopsy. Herein, we report a case where a young man died due to silent myocardial ischaemia and sudden death was the first presentation. Keywords: Young individuals; Sudden death; Autopsy; Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Introduction Cardiac disorders constitute the most common causes of sudden natural death. Among adolescents and young adults, the incidence of sudden cardiac death is approximately 1 in 100000 population per year. 1 Death due to coronary atherosclerosis accounts for approximately 50% of all cardiac deaths, and 50% of coronary atherosclerosis deaths are sudden and
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