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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
 
This is a nutritional disease affecting the myocardium of pigs, causing  sudden death in young pigs in good body condition. The cause is unknown but is thought to be due to a ''Vitamin E/Selenium deficiency ''in these animals. This would cause a lack of free radical scavenging, which would therefore allow haemorrhage into the myocardium. Death is due to an acute congestive [[:Category:Heart Failure|heart failure]].
 
This is a nutritional disease affecting the myocardium of pigs, causing  sudden death in young pigs in good body condition. The cause is unknown but is thought to be due to a ''Vitamin E/Selenium deficiency ''in these animals. This would cause a lack of free radical scavenging, which would therefore allow haemorrhage into the myocardium. Death is due to an acute congestive [[:Category:Heart Failure|heart failure]].
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[[Category:Cardiovascular Diseases - Pig]][[Category:Myocardial_Pathology]]
 
[[Category:Cardiovascular Diseases - Pig]][[Category:Myocardial_Pathology]]
 
[[Category:Expert_Review - Farm Animal]]
 
[[Category:Expert_Review - Farm Animal]]
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