Post-Mortem Echocardiography as a Guide to Cardiac Autopsy—A Worthwhile Concept?

Sudden and unexpected death in the young is a common and worldwide problem. Sudden, unexpected death in infancy (SUDI), clinically unexpected death in an infant between one week and one year of age, affects around 1 in 1000 infants. Autopsy will reveal a specific cause of death in only one third of...

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Main Authors: J. Ker, L. Du Toit-Prinsloo, WFP. Van Heerden, G Saayman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S5676