Evaluation of the incidence of waves in myocardial muscle cells in children
Dudorkinová, D.; Bouska, I.; Dudorkin, J.
Soudni Lekarstvi 30(3): 37-43
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0371-1854 PMID: 4049028 Document Number: 244966
In a group of 84 children who died at the age of 3 weeks to 15 years, icl. 37 sudden deaths, 16 unexpected deaths, 12 deaths immediately after an accident and 19 children who died some time after an accident, the authors investigated and evaluated by statistical methods the incidence of waves of myocardial cells in left and right ventricle. Waves in the right ventricle were significantly more marked (at the 5% level) than in the left ventricle. Their presence was inversely related to the presence of haemorrhage and cellular infiltration of the myocardial interstitium. The author did not detect a significant relationship with sex, age, duration of the disease, diagnosis, manifestations of cardiac failure and oedema or pneumonia. The findings suggest that waves of myocardial cells cannot be considered quite specific for ischaemic heart damage.