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Zusatztext "Fineschi! Baroldi! and Silver filled up a gap in the forensic literature with this book?it can be recommended without reserve as a reference work especially for forensic pathologists."-T. Fracasso in International Journal of Legal Medicine"This book gives a profound insight into a multitude of cardiopathological aspects not only from a forensic perspective but also an overall perspective of death investigation. It is of practical relevance for all those involved in post mortem examinations and it may be of special interest to clinicians with a focus on cardiology."-Judith Schröer! Specialist in Forensic Medicine! Germany Informationen zum Autor Vittorio Fineschi, Giorgio Baroldi, Malcolm D. Silver Klappentext This volume discusses the pathology of the cardiovascular system from the forensic perspective. It examines the basic functional anatomy of the heart, combining views on examination from clinical and pathologic perspectives. It explores patho-physiologic changes and specific heart diseases and explains the benefits of communication between forensic specialists and clinicians in determining cause of death. Useful in the courtroom, it assists the forensic pathologist in the presentation of a sequence of events. It also offers recent findings on pediatric pathology and includes 150 color photographs that show forensic aspects of cardiopathology. Zusammenfassung Discusses the pathology of the cardiovascular system from the forensic perspective. This book contains basic functional anatomy of the heart, combining views on examination from clinical and pathologic perspectives. It systematically treats patho-physiologic changes and specific heart diseases. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Functional Anatomy of the Heart. Heart's Examination. Basic Pathophysiologic Changes. Specific Heart Diseases and Sudden Cardiac Death. Endocardial Lesions and Sudden Death. Sudden Cardiac Death in Infants and Children. Cardiac Alterations in Sudden Infant Death (SIDS). Sudden Cardiac Death and Channelopathies. Interpretation of Pathological Changes in Sudden Death. Clinical Techniques for The Anatomic and Functional Evaluation of the Heart. Cardiovascular Traumatic Injuries. Cardiac Surgery and Forensic Medicine. Drug of Abuse and Pathology of the Heart. Appendix. References....
