Mystery as homeless man 'killed by heart of stone' in rare medical anomaly

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Medics in Goa, India, were stunned when the man was found unresponsive in a park with no obvious cause of death. When an autopsy was carried out, the man's heart was found to have calcified, effectively turning the vital organ to stone

The victim, who was homeless, was found dead in a park in Goa, India, but there was no obvious cause of death.Dr Bharat Sreekumar said the man's heart had calcified, effectively turning the vital organ to stone."After removing the heart during autopsy, his heart felt quite heavy and on weighing it, it weighed much more than a normal heart."But dissecting the heart was quite difficult as it would not just cut through.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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