Some sections were stained with Massons Trichrome:
Some sections were stained with Massons Trichrome:
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*This confirmed the presence of large, multifocal areas of fibrosis within the inner third of the myocardium and extending to the endocardial surface.
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* This confirmed the presence of large, multifocal areas of fibrosis within the inner third of the myocardium and extending to the endocardial surface.
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*Multifocally the fibrosis surrounds individual atrophied myocytes.
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* Multifocally the fibrosis surrounds individual atrophied myocytes.
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*There is mural thickening (smooth muscle hypertrophy) of the intramyocardial arteries.
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* There is mural thickening (smooth muscle hypertrophy) of the intramyocardial arteries.