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Post mortem troponin T analysis in sudden death: Is it useful?
Razuin Rahimi1, Nor Dahlia Dahili2, Khairul Anuar Zainun3, Noor Alicezah Mohd Kasim4, Shahidan Md Noor5.
Introduction: Cardiac-related diseases contributed approximately 50-60% of sudden natural death cases. This study aimed to describe the cardiac troponin T (cTnT) findings in post mortem subjects irrespective of the cause and manner of death, and the possible use of post mortem serum cTnT as a modality in investigating sudden natural death. Methods: The study samples comprised 140 subjects aged 18 to 50 years old, natural and unnatural causes of sudden death brought to the Department of Forensic Medicine, Hospital Sungai Buloh (HSgB) and Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru (HSAJB) for a period of 12 months. The subjects were categorised into 5 groups: cardiovascular disease (CVD), sudden unexplained death (SUD), thoracic trauma (TT), non-thoracic trauma (NTT) and other diseases (OD). Results: Median troponin concentration in cases of CVD, SUD, TT, NTT, and OD were 0.51 µg/L, 0.17 µg/L, 0.62 µg/L, 0.90 µg/L and 0.51 µg/L respectively. We found no significant difference of troponin T level in different causes of death (p ≥ 0.05). NTT has the highest median troponin concentration with 0.90 µg/L, SUD possessed the lowest median concentration with 0.17 µg/L. Conclusion: Troponin T is neither specific nor useful as cardiac biomarker for post mortem sample. Therefore, it may not be a useful diagnostic tool at autopsy.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Malaysia
- Hospital Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
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Q4 (Pathology) |
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Q4 (Cell Biology) Q3 (Histology) Q3 (Pathology and Forensic Medicine) |
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0.279 (SJR) |
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