Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects included in the present study
| Subject | Age (years) | PMD (hours) | Gender | Race | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 15 | F | C | Hypertensive cardiovascular disease |
| 2 | 30 | 19 | M | AA | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| 3 | 35 | 25 | M | C | Heart disease |
| 4 | 37 | 13 | F | C | Viral myocarditis |
| 5 | 43 | 23 | M | C | Pulmonary thromboembolism |
| 6 | 46 | 24 | F | C | Homicide |
| 7 | 46 | 11 | M | AA | Heart disease |
| 8 | 50 | 27 | F | C | Heart complications |
| 9 | 54 | 29 | M | C | Myocardial infarct |
| 10 | 60 | 19 | F | AA | Aortic aneurism |
| 11 | 67 | 24 | M | C | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| 12 | 69 | 18 | M | C | Heart-dissecting aortic aneurism |
| 13 | 70 | 20 | M | C | Heart problems |
| 14 | 71 | 24 | M | C | Myocardial infarct, cardiac rupture |
| 15 | 73 | 24 | M | AA | Heart disease |
| 16 | 75 | 32 | F | C | Myocardial infarct |
| 17 | 77 | 24 | M | C | Heart disease |
| 18 | 80 | 21 | F | C | Hypertensive sclerotic heart disease with remote myocardial infarct |
| 19 | 86 | 18 | F | C | Coronary sclerotic heart disease with myocardial fibrosis and cardiomegaly |
Abbreviations: AA, African-American; C, Caucasian; F, female; M, male; PMD, postmortem delay (time between death and freezing of brain samples).