MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small noncoding RNAs, are post-transcriptional gene regulators that
can promote the degradation or decay of coding mRNAs, regulating protein synthesis. Many …

Electrical injuries are a commonly encountered hazard in both the home and workplace.
However, clinicians are often uncomfortable when faced with the patient who presents with …

Objective Patients with electrical injury are considered to be at high risk of cardiac
arrhythmias. Due to the small number of studies, there is no widely accepted guideline …

Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and myoglobin (Mb) are biochemical
markers of myocardial injury; however, Mb is more abundant in skeletal muscles. The …

Electrical injuries can range from small skin burns to life threatening internal organ damage.
The most extreme form of electric shock, such as caused by a lightning strike, often results in …

Objectives: This study sought to assess cocaine's effects on Taser-induced ventricular
fibrillation (VF) threshold in a pig model. Background: Stun guns are increasingly used by …

Clinical biomarkers of cardiac function could also be monitored postmortem. Among the
natriuretic peptides, the aminoterminal portion of pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) …

The documented cardiovascular effects of an electrical shock include acute myocardial
necrosis, myocardial ischemia with or without necrosis, heart failure, arrhythmias …

The Authors describe a rare case of suicide in a 31-year-old woman, due to oral ingestion of
lidocaine; the histological and toxicological findings are discussed to provide useful …

Background: Diagnostic criteria for electrocution related death are still a challenge in
forensic pathology and it seems that the electrical mark is the only reliable evidence …