TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Case report: Electrocardiographic (ECG) recording during the hanging process
JO  - Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
A1  - Ungermann, E. M.
A1  - Balikowski, M.
A1  - Hemker, J.
A1  - Feld, K.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - A 48-year-old woman was found hanged in the bathroom. She was wearing a Holter monitor, which was later analysed by a cardiologist. During autopsy, findings congruent with atypical hanging were collected. The ECG showed a 20 s asystole and four minutes later bradycardia, which progressed to a second-degree AV-block Mobitz I, then Mobitz II, then to a third-degree AV-block. Finally, only P waves could be observed, before heart action ceased. This is one of few cases reporting ECG-changes during hanging and might give further insight into the complex pathophysiology of this type of death.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1547-769X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-024-00869-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -