Sudden Death from Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Case Report

Authors

  • Sakda Sathirareuangchai Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand 10700

Abstract

Sudden unexpected death is commonly dealt by a forensic pathologists with sudden cardiac death being a major cause of death in Thai population. Even though dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common type of cardiomyopathy found, it rarely results in sudden death. The author described a case of Thai adult male who was found dead in his bed. The autopsy finding revealed the cause of death to be dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). 

Keywords: Sudden death, dilated cardiomyopathy, forensic autopsy

Siriraj Med J 2014;66:127-130 


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01-07-2014

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Sathirareuangchai, S. (2014). Sudden Death from Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Case Report. Siriraj Medical Journal, 66(4). Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/55270

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 4 (2014): July-August

Section

Case Report

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