Analysis of mast cells and myocardial fibrosis in autopsied patients with hypertensive heart disease

Objective: To analyze the percentage of collagen fibers and mast cell density in the left ventricular myocardium of autopsied patients with and without hypertensive heart disease. Methods: Thirty fragments of left ventricular myocardium were obtained from individuals autopsied at the Clinical Hospit...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Ribeiro Juliano, Mariana Fleury Skaf, Luciana Santos Ramalho, Gabriela Ribeiro Juliano, Bianca Gonçalves Silva Torquato, Mariana Silva Oliveira, Flávia Aparecida Oliveira, Ana Paula Espíndula, Camila Lourencini Cavellani, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira, Mara Lúcia da Fonseca Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255120300810