Table 2

Secondary evidence for cause of death; nine cases

Death certificate entryAgeMain evidenceAdditional evidenceDiscussed with GPDiscussed with PF
Ischaemic heart disease (IHD)73Proven IHDSudden collapse/VF arrestyesyes
IHD74Proven IHDFound unconsciousnono
Previous VF arrest
IHD81Proven IHDSudden collapseyesyes
Myocardial infarct (MI)64Proven IHDSudden collapsenono
MI79Proven IHDSudden collapseyesyes
MI87Proven IHDSudden collapseyesyes
MI72Proven IHDSudden collapse previous VF arrestyesyes
Abdominal aortic aneurysm71Known aneurysmHistory of abdominal pain and sudden loss of outputnono