Distribution & diagnostic efficacy of cardiac markers CK-MB & LDH in pericardial fluid for postmortem diagnosis of ischemic heart disease.

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of biochemical markers creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) and LDH in pericardial fluid for postmortem diagnosis of ischemic heart disease (IHD). We studied 119 medico-legal autopsies selected during a period of 2 years. Subjects were assigned into diagnostic groups upon final cause of death as follows: (1) sudden cardiac death due to IHD's (n = 52), (2) violent asphyxia (n = 24); (3) polytraumatic deaths (n = 20); (4) natural deaths excluding cardiac causes (n = 23).

Quantitative analysis of injury characteristics in victims of interpersonal violence: an emergency department perspective.

Violence runs into the fabric of society. In recent years, violence has been identified as an important health problem in industrialised societies. In the present study, conducted to analyze injury characteristics, 813 victims of interpersonal violence presenting to emergency department at a Government Medical College and Hospital from a major city in Central India were interviewed and examined over a period of one year.