Commode Cardia-Death by Valsalva Maneuver: A Case Series
| Autor: | PaoLin Chi, Kilak Kesha, Amanda O. Fisher-Hubbard, Carl J. Schmidt, Francisco Diaz, Chantel Njiwaji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Vagal maneuver
medicine.medical_specialty Forensic pathology Valsalva Maneuver medicine.medical_treatment Population 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Pathology and Forensic Medicine Sudden cardiac death 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cause of Death Internal medicine Activities of Daily Living Genetics medicine Valsalva maneuver Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Medical examiner Cardia medicine.disease Death Sudden Cardiac Cardiology Defecation business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Forensic Sciences. 61:1541-1545 |
| ISSN: | 0022-1198 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1556-4029.13196 |
| Popis: | The Valsalva maneuver is used in clinical medicine for the diagnosis and/or treatment of various cardiovascular conditions. It can also be used in activities of daily living, such as defecation. Due to the cardiovascular effects produced during the Valsalva maneuver, it may be contraindicated in certain medical conditions and could be a trigger of sudden cardiac death. The incidence and prevalence of death following Valsalva maneuver in the presence of underlying cardiovascular disease, or "commode cardia," has not been examined. In 2012, the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office (Detroit, MI) investigated 21 deaths that occurred on the toilet, fourteen of which were due to cardiovascular disease. In another 31 deaths in the bathroom due to cardiovascular disease, the possibility that the decedent defecated immediately prior to death could not be excluded. Hence, the incidence of commode cardia in this population ranges from 2.3 to 7.4% of all cardiovascular-related deaths. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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