Cardiovascular Pathology
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2000

An Ultrastructural Study of Cardiac Myocytes in Postmyocardial Infarction Ventricular Aneurysm Representative of Chronic Ischemic Myocardium Using Semiquantitative and Quantitative Assessment

  • Xin Su, MD

      Affiliations

    • The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto City, Japan
    • ,
  • Morie Sekiguchi, MD, PhD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto City, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Dr. Morie Sekiguchi, The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto City, 390-8621 Japan. Tel: 81-263-35-4600 (Ext. 5252); Fax: 81-263-36-3722
    • ,
  • Masahiro Endo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjukuku, Tokyo, Japan

Received 21 July 1999 ,Accepted 31 August 1999.

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