Atherosclerosis in coronary artery and aorta in a semi-urban population by applying modified American Heart Association classification of atherosclerosis: An autopsy study.

Background: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) following atherosclerosis is a giant killer and the incidence of atherosclerosis in coronary arteries is rapidly increasing among Indians. The study was formulated to assess the histomorphological atherosclerotic changes in aorta and coronary arteries at autopsy by applying the modified American Heart Association classification of atherosclerosis based on morphological descriptions to find out the age and sex related prevalence of atherosclerosis in the semi-urban population of Kolar, a district in Southern India.

Materials And Methods: Autopsy was conducted on 113 cases whose age ranged from 8-85 years.

Fusion in the hyoid bone: usefulness and implications.

Increasing age induces fusion in the hyoid bone. The present study was conducted to assess the usefulness of fusion in the hyoid bone in age estimation. A total of 130 excised hyoid bones from dead bodies belonging to the age group of 4-70 years were studied.