Open AccessHistological and morphometric analysis of dilated cardiomyopathy with special reference to collagen IV expression
Author(s) -
Priyank Jain,
Sudheer Arava,
Sandeep Seth,
Sanjeev Lalwani,
Ruma Ray
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_213_16
Subject(s) - pathology , sirius red , dilated cardiomyopathy , fibrosis , masson's trichrome stain , myocyte , interventricular septum , immunohistochemistry , medicine , staining , muscle hypertrophy , trichrome , ejection fraction , h&e stain , anatomy , cardiology , heart failure , ventricle
Collagen distribution alterations are well known in dilated cardiomyopathy. There are also changes in microvasculature along with other histomorphorphological features.