POSTMORTEM CORONARY SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY

Thorough examination of the coronary arteries is essential when perfor ming medicolegal autopsies. In some cases, evaluation is optimized by using postmortem angiography before dissection. Unfortunately, most te chniques are far too time-consuming to be readily employed by forensic pathologists. We describe a simple technique of ''subtraction angiogr aphy'' that provides valuable information in a timely manner in cases that can benefit from postmortem angiographic analyses. We find the te chnique particularly helpful in cases that have had invasive coronary artery procedures contemporaneous with death.