Death Reasons

[Colin W]

Please can someone tell me what this says, thank you.

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[Jacobs-Barnes]

1a Chronic Myocardial Degeneration
b Coronary Artery Disease
c Arterio Sclerosis

[Colin W]

Thank you

[AntonyM]

and you read them "upwards" ...

so c) caused b) which led to a) which was the actual cause of death

[AdrianBruce]

Thank you Antony - I was never quite sure how causes "1a", "1b" and "2" (say) hung together. Presumably any "2" is just an "also..."

[AntonyM]

Any condition listed as 2 or II is something that may have contributed to the death but not directly relating to (or the cause of) the actual cause of death.

[AdrianBruce]

Thanks Antony - always nice to have the proper wording rather than my personal impression.

[AntonyM]

Here is the wording on the MCCD (Medical Certificate of Cause of Death), which maybe of interest.

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[AdrianBruce]

Thanks Antony - I always like to know how these things fit together...