Population
104 consecutive medicolegal autopsies of children aged 8 days to 16 years, including 53 natural deaths and…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Unrecognized cardiovascular abnormalities may underlie pediatric sudden death; leaves open whether enhanced premortem screening improves detection.
A significant proportion of children undergoing medicolegal autopsy have unrecognized cardiovascular abnormalities, particularly cardiomyopathies and malformations, which frequently contribute to sudden natural death.
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