Novel aortic lesions in hanging deaths
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00179906%3A_____%2F25%3A10496701" target="_blank" >RIV/00179906:_____/25:10496701 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11150/25:10496701
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=2iwn1mpPjt" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=2iwn1mpPjt</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-025-03410-8" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00414-025-03410-8</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Novel aortic lesions in hanging deaths
Original language description
In response to a recent case report published in the International Journal of Legal Medicine entitled "A case of hemorrhage at the junctions of the posterior intercostal arteries-a vital sign?", we wish to corroborate the findings of periadventitial hemorrhages at the junctions of the posterior intercostal arteries in cases of suicidal hanging and to reveal two other novel aortic lesions associated with hanging. In our ongoing prospective study, we identified six cases of aortic intimal ruptures among 257 suicidal hanging deaths, along with the novel observation of subintimal hemorrhages-both of which have not been previously documented in the forensic literature. Our findings suggest that the complex anatomy of the aorta and surrounding structures may increase the vulnerability of vascular structures during hanging, particularly under conditions of complete suspension. We propose that reported aortic lesions may serve as significant morphological indicators of hanging, thereby enriching its medicolegal investigation. To establish the diagnostic relevance of these findings, further prospective autopsy studies with larger sample sizes are warranted.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30501 - Forensic science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Legal Medicine
ISSN
0937-9827
e-ISSN
1437-1596
Volume of the periodical
139
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
1131-1135
UT code for WoS article
001402133800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105003131547