Utilidad de la determinación de la fracción I de la Troponina cardíaca (cTnI), en el diagnóstico de la muerte súbita de origen cardíaco en autopsias forenses. Usefulness of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in the diagnosis of sudden cardiac death in forensic autopsies.

Objetives: To evaluate practical usefulness of cardiac Troponin analysis (cTnI) in peripheral blood levels, in order to improve diagnosis of sudden cardiac death in routine forensic cases. Comparing these levels with Myoglobin and MB-CK blood levels in the same type of samples. Material and methods: We have studied 97 medico legal autopsies performed in the Pathology Service of the Institute of Legal Medicine (Alicante). In every case we analyzed sample of serum from peripheral blood (femoral), by Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay (MEIA) Axsym system (Abbott Diagnostics). Causes of death were