chapter Section I: Overview of Forensic Medicine -- chapter 1 Introduction and Philosophy -- chapter 2 Death Certicates, Autopsies, and Medical Experts -- chapter Section II: Cardiac Trauma -- chapter 3 Myocardial Contusion and Blunt / chapter 4 Consequences of Blunt Cardiac Trauma -- chapter Section III: Vascular Abnormalities -- chapter 5 Coronary Arterial Afflictions -- chapter 6 Vascular Injury -- chapter 7 Aortic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection -- chapter 8 Nontraumatic Vasculopathies -- chapter 9 Coagulopathic Disorders -- chapter 10 Mesenteric Ischemia -- chapter Section IV: Specific Cardiopathic Disorders -- chapter 11 Pericardial Problems -- chapter 12 Valvular Heart Disease -- chapter 13 Cardiac Tumors -- chapter 14 Cardiomyopathic Disorders -- chapter Section V: Toxic and Physical Influences -- chapter 15 Cardiotoxicity -- chapter Section VI: Technical, Epidemiologic, Social and Philosophical Influences -- chapter 16 The Electrocardiogram -- chapter 17 Stress -- chapter Section VII: Illustrative Case Reports -- chapter 17 Case Reports Case 1: Blunt Chest Trauma Resulting in Traumatic.