Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2019

A histopathological array of cardiac lesions on autopsy

Vijay Dhankar, Pratima Khare, Aditi Rawat, Renu Gupta

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Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world. Many pathologies are picked up only on histomorphological evaluation after a meticulously done autopsy, hence establishing the cause of death. Aims & Objectives: The aim was to study the histomorphological patterns of cardiac lesions on autopsy. Material & Methods: 52 cases which showed changes in heart on histopathology from a total of 408 cases were analysed retrospectively for age and sex distribution, clinical details and various types of lesions on histopatholgy. Observations & Results: Atherosclerosis was the most common finding seen in 61.5% of cases. Rare and incidental findings on histomorphology such as Giant cell myocarditis, Electrocution, metastatic carcinoma and tuberculosis were also seen. Conclusion: The study describes different types of lesions seen on histopathology in the heart. Incidental lesions noted helped in infering the cause of death.

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A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL ARRAY OF CARDIAC LESIONS ON AUTOPSY, Vijay Dhankar, Pratima Khare, Aditi Rawat, Renu Gupta INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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