Diagnostic Efficacy of Troponin – I qualitative Rapid test in Sudden Cardiac Deaths

Everyone knows by conducting autopsy cause of sudden unexpected death can be established. However due to limitations staff, budget and time it forces the surgeon triage cases. Out which cardiac deaths because acute myocardial infarction constitute a significant percentage caseload. When an is performed, there may cardiovascular disease but will no gross or histological evidence infarct unless patient survived for few hours. Troponin I (cTnI) done using peripheral blood was sampled percutaneously before internal examination each 60 autopsies. The rapid assay result, histopathological results were tabulated subsequently correlated. 30 cases all showed positive result in controls 11 false 19 negative results. This statistically according chi-square test. sensitivity this detecting cardiac-related 100%, with specificity 63.33%. In appropriate setting, cTnI provide valuable data supportive death. inexpensive test best used triaging persons optimize use resources pathologist.