Forensic autopsy-confirmed COVID-19-induced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

• Published in: Annals of translational medicine Vol. 9; no. 23; p. 1715
• Main Authors: Fanton, Laurent, Nahmani, Isabelle, Epain, Marie, Advenier, Anne-Sophie, Cour, Martin, Meyronet, David, Argaud, Laurent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China AME Publishing Company 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Human health and pathology; Life Sciences; Original; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (SARS-CoV-2 infection); autopsy; cardiac arrest; coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• ISSN: 2305-5839; 2305-5839; 2305-5847
• DOI: 10.21037/atm-21-3918

In the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, data from autopsy in subjects who died at home during lockdown are scarce. We here report the first forensic autopsy series of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)....