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Myocardial infarction

Pathological anatomy · Cardiovascular

edit Gross pathology of a fresh myocardial infarction of a papillary muscle in the anterior wall of the left ventricle of the heart, appearing as a 12 mm wide dark area on cross section. There is also a thickened wall (approximately 20 mm thick, compared to a normal measurement of up to about 10 mm). No fixation or staining. Reference for normal wall thickness: (2012). "Normal Left
edit Gross pathology of a fresh myocardial infarction of a papillary muscle in the anterior wall of the left ventricle of the heart, appearing as a 12 mm wide dark area on cross…

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Category
Cardiovascular
Difficulty
mean
Type
Macroscopic

Origin: Mikael Häggström, M.D. Author info - Reusing images - Conflicts of interest: None Mikael Häggström , M.D. Consent note · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · License CC0

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