title: [Sudden cardiac death of incarcerated prisoners: a study of 75 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the characteristics and influencing factors leading to sudden cardiac death (SCD) of incarcerated prisoners.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-five SCD cases of prisoners between 2000 and 2013 in Henan province were collected, and environment, psychological and physical factors were retrospectively analyzed. Combined with histopathological results, specific factors of SCD were also studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the 75 cases, 21 cases (28%) had definite chronic past medical histories, and 75 cases (100%) had cardiovascular disease confirmed by autopsy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to presence of the potential cardiac diseases, special incarcerated environment, psychological stress, and body-restraint might be the precipitating factors in SCD of those prisoners.
authors: Lan
authors: L
authors: Yu
authors: Li-Min
authors: LM
authors: Dong
authors: Xian-Jun
authors: XJ
authors: Hou
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Shi
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D011329:Prisoners; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological