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Table 4 Frequency and number of sites with myocardial disarray in different conditions

From: Ultrasound imaging versus morphopathology in cardiovascular diseases. Myocardial cell damage

Source

Sudden/unexpected death

Brain hemorrhage

Transplanted hearts

Congestive heart failure

AIDS

Cocaine

Carbon monoxide

Electtrocution

Head trauma

 

Coronary

Chagas

 

<7

7–30

31–365

>365

      

Cases

25

34

27

9

10

13

14

144

38

26

26

21

45

Disarray sites

             

0

13

25

12

9

4

6

6

124

34

22

26

21

45

1

2

4

-

-

1

-

2

10

-

4

-

-

-

2

-

4

4

-

1

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

3

2

-

1

-

-

1

1

2

2

-

-

-

-

4

1

1

3

-

3

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

2

-

1

-

-

3

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

2

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

3

-

5

-

-

1

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. Sites = 8 myocardial samplings from anterior, lateral posterior left and right ventricles and anterior and posterior interventricular septum. Samples were taken from zones which normally do not have focal disarray.
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