KROK 1 2018 – Question 52 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Coronary artery thrombosis resulted in development of myocardial infarction. What mechanisms of cell damage are leading in this disease?
- A. Protein
- B. Electroosmotic
- C. Lipid
- D. Acidotic
- E. Calcium
Hint
Ask which consequence of ATP depletion in ischemic myocardium triggers the activation of damaging intracellular enzymes.
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