Hemolytic staining of the endocardium of the left heart chambers: a new sign for autopsy diagnosis of freshwater drowning

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00179906:_____/15:10312693

Result on the web

<a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12024-014-9620-1" target="_blank" >http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12024-014-9620-1</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-014-9620-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12024-014-9620-1</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Hemolytic staining of the endocardium of the left heart chambers: a new sign for autopsy diagnosis of freshwater drowning

Original language description

Despite the availability of modern imaging and molecular tools, traditional autopsy, and laboratory findings remain the gold standard for the diagnosis of drowning. This article presents two cases of freshwater drowning in which hemolytic staining of theendocardium of the left heart chambers was observed at autopsy. One case was a suicidal drowning of an 84-year-old man, and the other case was an accidental drowning of an 86-year-old woman. In both cases, there was marked hemolytic staining of the endocardium of the left atrium and ventricle. The endocardium of the right heart chambers was clear and transparent in appearance. Hemolytic intimal staining of the aortic root was observed in one case. Gettler's test was positive in both cases. Hemolytic discoloration of the endocardium of the left heart chambers after freshwater drowning is analogous to hemolytic staining of the aortic root. Both staining patterns result from the hypo-osmolar hemolysis that occurs in the left heart chamber

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FP - Other medical fields

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

ISSN

1547-769X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

4

Pages from-to

65-68

UT code for WoS article

000349401000010

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84929178602