Forensic, legal, and clinical aspects of deaths associated with implanted cardiac devices.

ABSTRACT: As the population ages, the prevalence of heart failure and individuals wearing an implanted cardiac device is increasing. The combination of different underlying pathophysiologies and (the combination of) implanted cardiac devices can become a challenge with regard to the determination of cause and manner of death in such individuals. Additionally, heart disease is frequently associated with mental disease, ranging from anxiety and depression to suicidality and suicide (attempts). At the same time, the correct diagnosis of cause and manner of death is the basis for quality assurance, further therapeutic advances, legal safety, and suicide prevention. By that, an interdisciplinary field between legal medicine, clinicians, and law enforcement opens up. In this field, the different participa

SUBMITTER: Federspiel JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10713765 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature