Approach to the cardiac autopsy

2012/01/28 by Mary N Sheppard, Mary N. Sheppard · 6 citations
Arts and Humanities · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Autopsy #Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes #Congenital heart defects research #Dissection (medical) #Histology #Medicine #Paleopathology and ancient diseases #Pathology #Surgery

paper · doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2011-200366

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Abstract

This article deals with a detailed analysis of the dissection of the heart at autopsy. Since most of causes of death are cardiac it is essential that all pathologists are familiar with the approach to dissection of the heart, taking of blocks for histology and possible analysis of the conduction tissue.

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