2020
Xylazine, a Veterinary Tranquilizer, Detected in 42 Accidental Fentanyl Intoxication Deaths.
Nunez J, DeJoseph ME, Gill JR. Xylazine, a Veterinary Tranquilizer, Detected in 42 Accidental Fentanyl Intoxication Deaths. American Journal Of Forensic Medicine & Pathology 2020, 42: 9-11. PMID: 33031124, DOI: 10.1097/paf.0000000000000622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical structureEmergency medicine physiciansFatal drug intoxicationLack of responseTransient hypertensionIntoxication deathsDrug intoxicationMuscle relaxationMedicine physiciansXylazineIllicit drugsFentanylPublic healthDrugsDeathVeterinary medicineAdulterantsHypotensionAnalgesiaHypertensionClonidineBradycardiaNaloxoneSedativesTherapy
2016
Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: A Forensic Perspective
McGuire A, Gill J. Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: A Forensic Perspective. Academic Forensic Pathology 2016, 6: 191-197. PMID: 31239891, PMCID: PMC6506995, DOI: 10.23907/2016.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetic patientsHeart failureCoronary artery atherosclerosisHypertensive cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery diseaseSudden cardiac deathNonketotic hyperosmolar comaCardiac mortalityDiabetic ketoacidosisArtery atherosclerosisArtery diseaseCardiac deathDiabetes mellitusMicrovascular changesDiabetic cardiomyopathyKidney diseaseCardiovascular abnormalitiesCardiovascular diseaseHyperosmolar comaCommon conditionMetabolic alterationsDiseaseHypertensionPatientsSmall percentage