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01-02-2018 | Letter to the Editor

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Authors: Cristina Basso, Katarzyna Michaud

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 2/2018

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We would like to thank Dr. Morin for the interest on our paper [1, 2]. We perfectly agree with him concerning the value of post-mortem interrogation of cardiac implanted electronic devices (CIEDs), not only for diagnosis of the cause of death, but also for the detection and analysis of any potential fatal device failure and for the body identification. Moreover, according also to our practice, the exact time of death could be determined, which could be of an utmost importance in some criminal cases. …

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Morin DP (2017) At autopsy evaluation of sudden death, don’t miss a potential game-changer. Virchows Arch. in press

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Title: Reply
Authors: Cristina Basso
Katarzyna Michaud
Publication date: 01-02-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Virchows Archiv / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-017-2245-5

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