title: [Pathological characteristics of sudden death caused by coronary thrombosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore medico-legal characteristics of sudden death caused by coronary heart disease combined with coronary thrombosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-six cases of sudden death caused by coronary heart disease were collected and divided into two groups: thrombus positive and thrombus negative groups. The time onset, induction and pathological features of coronary artery disease were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two groups showed man-dominant population. There were no statistical significant differences in season, circadian rhythm and induction factor. The thrombus positive group (age < 40) showed a higher disease incidence. Heart weight and degree of coronary stenosis were lower in thrombus positive group. However, there was no statistical difference in the number of atherosclerotic coronary arteries (> or = 2), the length of coronary lesions and myocardial infarct. But thrombosis positive group showed lower tendency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Two groups are man-dominant population and similar induction factor, lesion position, mechanism of death. But thrombus positive group appeared more in a younger population and the degree of coronary stenosis is milder than thrombus negative group. Forensic pathologists should pay more attention to these characteristics in death investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Science, Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China. ZXJ2010@stu.xjtu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xiao-Jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ling-Yun
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yu-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Shuan-Liang
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Zhen-Yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D002423:Cause of Death; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors