Oh, what a groundbreaking revelation! We’ve discovered that injecting contrast medium into dead people’s arteries can actually show us if their coronary arteries were playing hide and seek with blood flow. Who would’ve thought that a technique called postmortem computed tomography angiography (PMCTA) could be useful in diagnosing coronary artery stenosis after someone’s kicked the bucket?

In this riveting episode of “CSI: Cardiac Edition,” our intrepid researchers selected a whopping six whole cases (because who needs large sample sizes, right?) and pumped them full of iohexol with all the finesse of a gas station tire inflator. They used a fancy 5F pigtail catheter, because it’s not just any catheter that gets to frolic in the arterial playground.

Lo and behold, the results of this high-pressure party were almost as good as just looking at the arteries the old-fashioned way during an autopsy. With a diagnostic concordance rate of 83.3%, it’s like saying, “Hey, we’re right most of the time, but don’t bet your life on it!” Oh wait, too late for that.

And let’s not forget the coronary artery calcium score (CaS), which was as consistent as your grandmother’s Sunday roast. It matched up with the autopsy findings like two peas in a pathological pod.

In conclusion, targeted coronary angiography might just be the next best thing since sliced bread for our dearly departed friends. It’s an effective auxiliary method for conventional autopsy when dealing with sudden cardiac death. Because, you know, it’s always good to have a backup plan when the first plan involves being, well, dead.