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Early repolarization, acute emotional stress and sudden death.
Journal article

Early repolarization, acute emotional stress and sudden death.

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  • 2013-12-10
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  • Journal of forensic sciences. - 2014
early repolarization
emotional stress
forensic science
idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
postmortem biochemistry
sudden death
Adult
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Death, Sudden
Electrocardiography
Heart Arrest
Humans
Male
Stress, Psychological
Violence
English We herein report the case of a 36-year-old man who died suddenly after a fight with another man. Forensic investigations included unenhanced computed tomography, postmortem angiography, autopsy, histology, neuropathology, toxicology, and biochemistry and allowed a traumatic cause of death to be excluded. An electrocardiogram recorded some years prior to death revealed the presence of an early repolarization pattern. Based on the results of all investigations, the cause of death was determined to be cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac arrest during an emotionally stressful event associated with physical assault. Direct third party involvement, however, was excluded, and the manner of death was listed as natural. The case was not pursued any further by the public prosecutor.
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  • English
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closed
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https://sonar.ch/global/documents/20440
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