title: Determination of serum myoglobin level after death in the diagnosis of sudden coronary artery occlusion.
abstract: Serum myoglobin was determined by radioimmunoassay in 20 cases of sudden and unexpected death resulting from acute coronary occlusion. There was consistent elevation of myoglobin 2 h after death, with peaking at 3 h. No comparable elevation of serum myoglobin level was noted in patients who had succumbed to pulmonary embolism, ruptured aortic aneurysm, or subarachnoid or intracerebral hemorrhage. Thus, determination of serum myoglobin seems useful in confirming or establishing acute coronary occlusion as the cause of sudden and unexpected death.
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D011180:Postmortem Changes
chemical_list: D009211:Myoglobin