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Identifier: diseasesofheart00bram (find matches)
Title: Diseases of the heart and thoracic aorta
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Bramwell, Byrom, Sir, 1847-1931
Subjects: Heart Diseases Aortic Diseases Heart Aorta Aorta, Thoracic
Publisher: Edinburgh, Pentland
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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Fig. 2^0.—Section through the wall of the left ventricle in chronic myocarditis. (Magnifed about 60 diameters.) a, a, muscular fibres transversely divided; 6- b, empty spaces from wMch the musciilar fibresLave fallen out; c, c, fibrous tissue between the muscular fibres; v, large, and v, small blood-vesselstransversely divided.
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Fig. 241.—Section through the wall of the left ventricle in chronic myocarditis, (ifagnijied about 25U diameters.) a, a, healthy muscular fibres transversely divided; b, b, vacuolated muscular fibres, some ofthem containing nuclei, c; d, d, d, empty spaces from which the muscular fibres have fallen out;e, e, fibrous tissue ; f,f the remains of atropbieil muscular fibres (some of which are mere collectionsof pigment); i!,v, blood-vessels; ^, ^, the walls of large spaces (containing blood) situated in themidst of the fibrous tissue. The letters A, A, A, arc placed in these spaces. y^tiology and Pathology of ActUe Myocai-ditis. 569 seem also to be of rheumatic origin ; others are undoubtedlydue to syphilis. Long continued alcoholic excess is probablyanother cause of the condition. In a considerable proportionof cases of granular kidney, the hypertrophied heart (whichis developed in that condition unless the organ is so damagedby previous disease as to be incapable of becoming hyper-tro

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