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New system put into effect with autopsy and sudden cardiac deaths in Ontario

by Kendra James, RN on July 30th, 2008

Ontario, Canada has developed a new standard when dealing with unexplained cardiac deaths and autopsies.

While the new system, developed by the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, will likely provide important answers to grieving families, researchers also hope it will save lives by identifying family members who may be at risk with the same silent, potentially fatal conditions.

This will prove to be very important when looking into children’s deaths. The new system will help answer questions  for parents that have had a child pass from a sudden cardiac death. Will my other son or daughter suffer the same fate? I hope that this will put minds at rest and ease.

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