Table 2.  Demographics, Comorbidities, Duration of Hospital Stay, and Autopsy Cause of Death
Patient Number  Sex, M/F  Age, y  Onset of Symptoms, d  Comorbidities  Days in Hospital Before Death  Postmortem Cause of Death
1  M  81  Not known  Hypertension  Aortomyocardial sclerosis  Ischemic heart disease Cardiomyopathy  Aortic aneurysm  4  Cardiorespiratory failure
2  F  82  Not known  Diabetes  Atrioventricular valve prothesis  Atrial fibrillation  COPD  Malignancy  Kidney disease  3  Cardiorespiratory failure
3  M  92  7  COPD  1  Cardiorespiratory failure
4  F  69  Not known  Schizophrenia  28  Cardiorespiratory failure
5  F  80  Not known  Cardiovascular disease  Senile dementia  38  Cardiorespiratory failure
6  M  92  Not known  Cardiovascular disease  COPD  3  Cardiorespiratory failure
7  F  64  4  Malignancy  2  Cardiorespiratory failure
8  M  58  Not known  Pulmonary artery  thrombosis  4  Cardiorespiratory failure
9  M  64  Not known  Myelodysplasia  4  Cardiorespiratory failure
10  M  82  3  Aortic aneurysm  COPD  5  Cardiorespiratory failure
11  M  76  Not known  Malignancy  30  Cardiorespiratory failure
12  M  60  6  Malignancy  Hypertension  Kidney disease  Diabetes  COPD  Obesity  29  Cardiorespiratory failure
13  F  70  Not known  Cardiovascular disease  Diabetes  Psychiatric disorder  43  Cardiorespiratory failure
14  M  76  Not known  Malignancy  COPD  Hypertension  Cardiovascular disease  33  Cardiorespiratory failure
15  F  27  Not known  HIV infection  6  Cardiorespiratory failure
16  M  82  Not known  Parkinson disease  Hypertension  Transient ischemic attack  Prostate hypertrophy  14  Cardiorespiratory failure
17  M  57  Not known  Diabetes  1  Cardiorespiratory failure
18  M  86  Not known  Endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus Prostate hypertrophy  Aortic aneurysm  Atrial fibrillation  1  Cardiorespiratory failure
19  M  54  4  NONE  16  Cardiorespiratory failure
20  M  35  5  NONE  7  Cardiorespiratory failure
21  M  65  7  NONE  12  Cardiorespiratory failure
22  F  43  Not known  NONE  25  Cardiorespiratory failure
Abbreviation: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.