Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 2

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as a Cause for Sudden Death During Sexual Intercourse- A Case Report

Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, D D Medical College, Tiruvallur, Tamilnadu

*Corresponding author: Y Udayashankar, Associate Professor Forensic Medicine & Toxicology D D Medical College. Tiruvallur. Tamilnadu Mobile No: +919601959977 Email: drudayshankar.y@gmail.com

Online published on 19 August, 2014.

Abstract

Sudden Natural Death means death occurring within 24 hours after the onset of symptoms due to natural cause (Disease, Old age). Its unexpectedness is important than the duration of illness. Such deaths may come to light either by- found dead, brought dead to hospital, or died in the presence of some people. Sometimes these deaths appear to be suspicious and needs to be investigated. And these Sudden Natural Deaths constitute about 10% of all the Natural Deaths.

Death during sexual intercourse is one component which constitutes about 0.6% to 0.7% of all the Sudden Natural Deaths. In this particular case, the death of newly married husband is discussed.

Keywords

Sexual Intercourse, Sudden Death, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Heterogeneous Genetic Disease