title: Heart weights of white men 20 to 39 years of age. An analysis of 218 autopsy cases.
abstract: Review of autopsy data for 218 white men between 20 and 39 years of age who died of injuries or suddenly and unexpectedly indicated a mean heart weight of 371 g. The mean for those dying of external causes was 364 g whereas the mean for those dying of natural causes was 446 g. A coefficient for heart weight expressed as a percentage of body weight was lower in heavy individuals than lightweight individuals; it ranged between 0.38% and 0.55%, with a mean of 0.48%. Heart weight, including epicardial fat, increased with age and body weight. These data may be useful to those who are called upon to investigate sudden and unexpected deaths.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Medical Examiner, Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanzlick
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rydzewski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000473:pathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D009929:Organ Size; D044465:White People