TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Sudden, unexpected and natural death in young adults of age between 18 and 35 years: A clinicopathological study
JO  - Indian journal of pathology and microbiology
A1  - Chaturvedi, Madhu
A1  - Satoskar, Meera
A1  - Khare, Manisha S.
A1  - Kalgutkar, Alka D.
SP  - 47
EP  - 50
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
N2  - Context: To identify various causes, risk factors, age and sex distribution associated with sudden and unexpected natural deaths (SUNDs) in young adults of age between 18 and 35 years. Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of autopsy reports and medical records of all SUNDs that occurred instantaneously or within 24 hours of onset of symptoms in young adults, between 2001 and 2009. Result: Of the total 6453 deaths autopsied during 2001-2009, 64 (0.99%) were SUNDs in young adults, chiefly in males between 30 and 35 years of age. Non-cardiac causes significantly predominated (73.4%) over cardiac causes (7.8%). Most of the SUND cases were due to preventable causes, including infections (54.6% cases), cerebrovascular accidents (9.37%) and ischemic cardiac causes (6.25%). Sudden adult death syndrome (SADS) accounted for 18.75% deaths. Conclusion: SUND in young adults is preventable. A meticulous post-mortem examination with special attention to the conduction system of heart and detailed toxicological analysis can pinpoint the cause of death in SADS.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0377-4929
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0377-4929.77323
ID  - ref1
ER  -