Causes of sudden death in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1171-1174

  Zhang, Mingchang ^a,b   Li, Ling ^a,b,c   Fowler, David ^a,b,c   Zhao, Ziqin ^a   Wei, Dengming ^b,d   Zhang, Yang ^b   Burke, Allen ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW   (China)

^d NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Forensic science; Obesity; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SUDDEN DEATH; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC SCIENCE; OBESITY; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DEATH, SUDDEN; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; NARCOTICS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883551734     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12220     Document Type: Article

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