Key result
Massive bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism occluding over 80% of the pulmonary artery vasculature caused the sudden death of an apparently healthy 46-year-old individual.
Why the study?
Massive bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism occluding more than 80 percentage of the pulmonary vasculature is an extremely rare finding in a medicolegal autopsy following sudden unexpected death.
Population
One apparently healthy 46-year-old individual who collapsed and was brought dead to the hospital
Design
Case report
Authors
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Case report raises suspicion for occult pulmonary thromboembolism in sudden death; hypothesis-generating without altering clinical or forensic practice.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights massive bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism as a rare but critical cause of sudden unexpected death in apparently healthy individuals.
Sasidharan et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Massive bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism (n=1). Massive bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism was evaluated. Massive bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism occluding over 80% of the pulmonary artery vasculature caused the sudden death of an apparently healthy 46-year-old individual.
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