Apoptosis as a possible cause of wall thinning in end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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作者
Ino, T [1 ]
Nishimoto, K [1 ]
Okubo, M [1 ]
Akimoto, K [1 ]
Yabuta, K [1 ]
Kawai, S [1 ]
Okada, R [1 ]
Sueyoshi, N [1 ]
机构
[1] JUNTENDO UNIV,SCH MED,CARDIOVASC PATHOL RES LAB,DEPT INTERNAL MED,BUNKYO KU,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
关键词
DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE;
D O I
10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00066-0
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 15-year-old boy with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy died of congestive heart failure with progressive left ventricular wall thinning with poor systolic function. Microscopic examination revealed patchy fibrosis in the ventricular myocardium with wall thinning, and immunohistochemical evaluation of apoptosis showed apoptotic cells and bodies in the destroyed myocytes along the border between the fibrotic area and myofibril.
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