1Junior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
2Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
3Professor, Department of Pathology, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana
The heart is a structurally equipped and well functioning muscle which sustains life. Most of the myocardium depend on nutrients and oxygen delivered by the coronary arteries. Coronary artery disease are the leading cause of death worldwide. This study on pathological findings in coronary arteries, in post-mortem cases was done in the department of pathology and forensic medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala. Specimens of heart were received in the department in medico-legal cases which were available for study. The gross and microscopic study of 100 cases provided the prevalence of atherosclerosis, which is the major and most prominent cause of morbidity and mortality
Heart, Atherosclerosis, Coronary artery, Autopsy
