Population
168 cases of sudden death due to ischaemic heart disease coming to necropsy
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
Clinical characteristics such as single vessel disease and acute infarction were positively associated with coronary thrombosis, which was present in 73.2% of 168 sudden ischaemic death cases.
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Thrombosis link to single-vessel acute infarction in sudden ischaemic death should not change practice; leaves open mechanisms and targeted interventions.
Observational (n=168)
The presence of coronary thrombi in sudden ischaemic death varies based on clinical characteristics, with acute infarction and single vessel disease favoring thrombosis, while prior ischemic history and triple vessel disease favor its absence.
Davies et al. (1989) conducted an observational in Sudden death due to ischaemic heart disease (n=168). Clinical characteristics such as single vessel disease and acute infarction were positively associated with coronary thrombosis, which was present in 73.2% of 168 sudden ischaemic death cases.