Detecting and treating diseased heart muscles as effectively as possible (IMAGE)

Universitatsklinikum Bonn

Detecting and treating diseased heart muscles as effectively as possible

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The microscope image of a tissue sample from a diseased heart muscle shows giant cells, which give giant cell myocarditis its name. These multinucleated giant cells are formed by the fusion of scavenger cells (macrophages) and are typical cell formations that can be seen in giant cell myocarditis.

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Prof. Dr. K. Klingel / Cardiopathology, University Hospital Tübingen

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