Morphological and histopathological heart changes in autopsies of heroin abusers

Morphological and histopathological heart changes in autopsies of heroin abusers

Backround/Aim. Heroin is a semisynthetic opioid that may cause morphological and histopathological changes in heart: ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes, myofibrils contraction band necrosis, loss of myocytes nuclei and cross-striation, perivascular bleeding,...

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Main Authors: Aleksić Ivan, Marinković Nadica, Džambas Jelena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2018-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Subjects:
heroin dependence
heart
myocardium
morphine
histological techniques
autopsy
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2018/0042-84501700053A.pdf
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