1Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka
2Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka
3Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka
4Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka
5Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka
*Corresponding Author:Dr. Shankar M Bakkannavar Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka Contact: +91 98453–03881, 91102–40992 Email: shankar.mb@manipal.edu
The cardiac diseases are the most common causes of sudden death. Time and time again people have fallen prey to undiagnosed cardiac diseases. Even though Health authorities encourage regular cardiac check-ups after a certain age, this is often overlooked by people and not taken care of. Myocardial infarction (MI) due to coronary artery occlusion is the most important form of ischemic heart diseases and its risk is ever increasing in Indian Population. Hemopericardium due to rupture of heart is one of the major complications of acute MI. We report a case of sudden cardiac death with undiagnosed coronary artery disease leading to MI. The deceased suffered rupture of heart and died due to cardiac tamponade.
Cardiac sudden death, Coronary artery disease, Myocardial infarction
