KROK 1 2014 – Question 10 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Autopsy of the dead patient who died from pulmonary edema revealed a large yellow-grey nidus in the myocardium, and a fresh thrombus in the coronary artery. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Myocardial infarction
- B. Amyloidosis
- C. Cardiosclerosis
- D. Myocarditis
- E. Cardiomyopathy
Hint
Think about what a fresh thrombus in a coronary artery does to the muscle that artery supplies, and what a large yellow-grey focus in that muscle represents.
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