A histopathological analysis of the epidemiology of coronary atherosclerosis: an autopsy study.

Background: Atherosclerosis accounts for a large proportion of cardiovascular system associated morbidity and mortality. We studied the possible association between the histopathological changes of the coronary atherosclerotic lesions and the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) using autopsy cases.

Methods: We performed an autopsy analysis (n = 13, 4 women, 9 men mean age 67.