[A method for differential diagnosis of death from coronary heart disease and alcoholic cardiomyopathy using diagnostic coefficients].

Differential diagnosis of the factors leading to deaths from cardiovascular diseases remains a mainstream activity in forensic medicine. Biochemical, macro and microscopic studies revealed the most informative and statistically significant diagnostic signs for the detection of these clinical conditions and differential diagnosis of coronary heart disease from alcoholic cardiomyopathy. A set of criteria is proposed for reliable scientifically sound differential diagnosis between the causes of death from these pathologies.