Why the study?
Are coronary thrombi and plaque fissuring the primary pathologic lesions in sudden cardiac ischemic death?
Population
100 subjects who died of ischemic heart disease in less than six hours, and age-matched controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
Loading...
Acute coronary lesions predominate in sudden ischemic death; hypothesis-generating for antithrombotic prevention without altering practice.
Are coronary thrombi and plaque fissuring the primary pathologic lesions in sudden cardiac ischemic death?
Sudden ischemic cardiac death is primarily driven by acute coronary lesions characterized by plaque fissuring and thrombosis, providing a rationale for antithrombotic therapy in prevention.
Davies et al. (1984) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 3 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: