KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 87 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 38-year-old man died all of a sudden. Autopsy revealed myocardial infarction in the posterior wall of the left ventricle. What are the most likely alterations in myocardiocyte structure that can be revealed microscopically in the infarction focus?
- A. Carbohydrate degeneration
- B. Karyolysis
- C. Adipose degeneration
- D. Calcification
- E. Protein degeneration
Hint
Myocardial infarction is a form of necrosis; think about which microscopic change shows that a cell has died rather than being reversibly damaged.
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