Cardiac biomarkers in blood, and pericardial and cerebrospinal fluids of forensic autopsy cases: A reassessment with special regard to postmortem interval. Issue 5 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Jian-Hua; Inamori-Kawamoto, Osamu; Michiue, Tomomi; Ikeda, Sayuko; Ishikawa, Takaki; Maeda, Hitoshi
• Is Part Of: Legal medicine. Volume 17:Issue 5(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 343
• Page End: 350
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Medical jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine légale -- Périodiques; Medical jurisprudence; Periodicals; 614.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2015.03.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1344-6223

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title id="st075">Highlights</title> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0090">Previous studies on postmortem cardiac biomarkers described inconsistent results.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0095">This study comprehensively reviewed autopsy data with regard to cause of death.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0100">Cardiac biomarker levels depended on the causes of death and postmortem time.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0105">Elevated cardiac biomarker levels were not specific for myocardial infarction.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0110">Other causes of elevated cardiac biomarkers were similar to clinical findings.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>