KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 171 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 65-year-old patient had been treated for 3 days in a resuscitation unit for a cardiac pathology. Suddenly he developed ventricular fibrillation that became the immediate cause of death of this patient. Microscopy of the left ventricular myocardium revealed a large focus of cardiomyocyte karyolysis demarcated by the zone of hyperaemia. What cardiac pathology was the cause of death?
- A. Ischemic myocardial degeneration
- B. Diffuse cardiosclerosis
- C. Postinfarction cardiosclerosis
- D. Acute myocardial infarction
- E. Acute myocarditis
Hint
A large necrotic focus bordered by a hyperemic demarcation zone a few days into the illness indicates a particular stage of ischemic necrosis.
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