ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 October 1978
Page Count: 4

The Mummified Heart: A Problem in Medicolegal Diagnosis
Zimmerman, MR
Assistant professor of pathology and anthropology, The University of Michigan, Mich.

(Received 7 February 1978; accepted 6 April 1978)

Abstract

An occasional problem encountered in forensic medicine is the finding of a mummified body, preserved by chance in an environment conducive to desiccation. Such individuals have usually died suddenly in an obscure location, precluding their discovery and allowing time for natural mummification to take place. In the absence of evidence of trauma, it is important to establish a natural disease process such as arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD) to account for death.

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Paper ID: JFS10732J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10732J
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