High prevalence of acute myocardial damage in a hospital necropsy series, shown by C9 immunohistology

摘要

Conclusions-Acute myocardial damage was common in a hospital necropsy series and its prevalence was underestimated by conventional pathological techniques. Im- munostaining for C9 was a simple and useful way of detecting such damage. Aims-To use a sensitive test of acute Myocardial damage-immunohistological detection complement component C9-to assess the prevalence of damage in An unselected series of hearts taken at Necropsy in adults. Methods-Sections of formalin fixed and paraffin wax embedded myocardium were cut from 128 consecutive necropsy cases on which a block of heart had been taken.