title: [Forensic medical characteristic of the causes behind sudden death in the young subjects].
abstract: The objective of the present study was to analyze the causes of sudden death in the general population and in the fraction of the young subjects (below 39 years of age). The results of the original retrospective study were obtained in the course of forensic medical autopsies of the subjects aged below 39 years that had been carried out during a period of 10 years. It was shown that one of the causes behind sudden death among the young subjects is cardiovascular disorders associated with the pre-existing pathological condition in the form of connective tissue dysplasia. The principal mechanism underlying sudden death among the young subjects has an arrhythmogenic nature. The development of terminal symptoms is promoted by a number of provocative factors including sporting activities, physical loading, psychoemotional stress, and alcohol consumption.
authors.affiliation: I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia, 119991.
authors.forename: Yu I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Pigolkin
authors.affiliation: I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia, 119991.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shilova
authors.affiliation: N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia, 117997; Moscow Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 1156516.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kil'dyushov
authors.affiliation: Omsk Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise, Omsk, Russia, 644112.
authors.forename: Yu I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Gal'chikov