Sudden death in water: Diagnostic challenges

The authors report a case of sudden death in a breath-holding diver and highlight the forensic diagnostic difficulties in opining the cause of sudden death in water. The autopsy showed increased thickness of the left ventricular wall with a distinct pattern of concentric hypertrophy, evident particu...

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Main Authors: Elvira Ventura Spagnolo, Cristina Mondello, Luigi Cardia, Stefania Zerbo, Giulio Cardia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X15000684