DiVerent microcirculatory and interstitial matrix patterns in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and Chagas’ disease: a three dimensional confocal microscopy study
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Objective—To analyse the morphological aspects of the extracellular matrix and microcirculation to clarify whether chronic Chagas’ cardiopathy (CCC) is an accurate model to study the pathogenesis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
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Different microcirculatory and interstitial matrix patterns in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and Chagas' disease: a three dimensional confocal microscopy study.
OBJECTIVE To analyse the morphological aspects of the extracellular matrix and microcirculation to clarify whether chronic Chagas' cardiopathy (CCC) is an accurate model to study the pathogenesis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM). DESIGN Thick histological myocardial sections were prepared to analyse collagen, and microcirculation was examined during confocal laser and light microsc...
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