Fig. 15. Dilatation of right heart in 50-year-old deceased man (case 17).

CT scan obtained 17 hours and 18 minutes after death shows dilatation of right heart (A, arrows). Although this is known to be normal postmortem change caused by blood congestion, it became clear with in autopsy that finding in this case was caused by pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. Other lesions related to this disease are also present: pulmonary artery dilation (B, arrows) and pulmonary edema (C). CT = computed tomography