期刊名称：Brazilian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Medical Law and Bioethics
电子版ISSN：2237-261X
出版年度：2016
卷号：6
期号：1
页码：131-144
DOI：10.17063/bjfs6(1)y2016131
出版社：Instituto Paulista de Estudos Bioéticos e Jurídicos
摘要：he ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) is a clinical condition of extreme gravity, cursing with quick death, often before possible medical care.The actual prevalence in the general population is difficult to measure in consequence of the low number of autopsies in these cases and the limited information on death certificates.There is a forensic interest involving sudden and unexpected death caused by RAAA, particularly in ages under 40, because a criminal autopsy can exclude possible causes of non-natural deaths.In Belo Horizonte Forensic Medical Institute there were 40 cases of fatal RAAA autopsied from 2006 to 2011.The majority of these cases were males (75%), whites (45%), aged with more than 60 years (70%).Most of them presented with cardiac morphological changes (60%) and with signs of pulmonary edema (56.8%).Most cases received medical care prior to death (62.5%).In this sample, only four individuals (10%) were younger than 40 years.
关键词：Aneurysm; Aorta abdominal; Autopsy; Aortic rupture; Sudden death; Forensic Medicine
