Pathology of the Heart and Sudden Death in Forensic Medicine

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.