cardiac steotosis
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Etiology
- myocarditis
- pericarditis
- coronary artery disease
- myocardial ischemia
- starvation
- anemia
- fever
- phosphorus poisoning
- arsenic poisoning
- diphtheria
- scarlet fever
- typhoid fever
- idiopathic
Epidemiology
- common
Pathology
- fat droplets are found in the myocardial sarcoplasm
- functional significance unclear
More general terms
References
- ↑ Garvin CF FATTY DEGENERATION OF THE HEART CAUSING MYOCARDIAL INSUFFICIENCY. REPORT OF A CASE. Arch Intern Med (Chic). 1940;66(3):603-606 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=546253