Open AccessAutopsy-based morphometric study of coronary atherosclerosis in young adults
Author(s) -
R Thiripurasundari,
K Sreekumari,
KP Aravindan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_811_17
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , confidence interval , stenosis , population , pathological , coronary arteries , surgery , artery , environmental health
The burden of cardiovascular diseases is high in Kerala, India, and a considerable proportion of these occur in young people. The objective of this study was to estimate the severity of atherosclerosis in autopsies done for accidental and suicidal deaths in victims below 40 yr of age.