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Jessica Vanhaebost¹, Mohamed Faouzi, Patrice Mangin

¹University Center of Legal Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Area of Science:

Forensic Pathology
Cardiovascular Pathology
Anthropometry

Background:

Accurate normal heart weight ranges are vital for pathological assessment.
Existing reference tables are outdated and require updating.
Heart weight increases in various cardiac pathologies.

Purpose of the Study:

Establish updated reference tables for normal heart weights in the local population.
Identify the optimal predictive factor for normal heart weight.
Develop tools for calculating predicted normal heart weight.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of 288 adult Caucasian autopsy cases (2007-2011).
Exclusion of cases with obvious pathology.
Regression analyses to correlate heart weight with body weight, height, BMI, and BSA.

Main Results:

Heart weight positively correlated with body weight, height, BMI, and BSA.
Mean heart weight was higher in males than females at similar body weights.
Body surface area (BSA) emerged as the strongest predictor of normal heart weight.

Conclusions:

Systematic updates and local adaptation of organ weight reference tables are necessary.
Web and smartphone applications for predicted heart weight offer valuable diagnostic support.