FORENSIC MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OF HEART HYDRATION IN SOME CAUSES OF DEATH
An analysis of heart hydration degree in different causes of death was conducted. It was stated that those who died of isolated traumatic brain injure in premortal period regardless of the rate of death hydro-saturation of myocardium corresponded to normal hydration. In cases of strangulated mechanical asphyxia due to full hanging as well as of pneumonia the myocardium edema of the 1 degree of the right ventricle of heart was revealed. For those who died because of acute poisoning with ethyl alcohol the edema of the 2 degree of the right ventricle of heart and the edema of the 1 degree of the left ventricle of heart are thanatologically significant. Acute coronary insufficiency and acute myocardial infarction in pre-necrotic stage are characterized with the edema of the 2 degree of the left ventricle of heart and the edema of the 1 degree of the right ventricle of heart.