Table 3.

Discrepancies in cause of death against the gold standard

	Cases for which cause of death given by PMCTA (n=193)	Cases for which cause of death given by PMCTA, excluding low confidence cases (n=174)
Major discrepancy
PMCTA	12 (6%)	11 (6%)
Autopsy	9 (5%)	9 (5%)
Minor discrepancy
PMCTA	21 (11%)	17 (10%)
Autopsy	13 (7%)	12 (7%)

Discrepant findings were recorded per case, not per finding. Minor discrepancies in both the PMCTA and autopsy diagnosis were apparent in six cases.

PMCTA=post-mortem CT with targeted coronary angiography.