ABSTRACT

Myocardium............................................................................................................................31 Pathophysiology of Contraction and Related Myocardial Injuries...........................31 Etiopathogenesis and Pathophysiologic Meaning of Myocardial Dysfunctional

Injuries...............................................................................................................39 Aging of Myocardial Necroses .....................................................................................41 Meaning of Different Forms of Structural Myocardial Injury..................................43 Reversibility of Lesions Related to Myocardial Dyssynergy ......................................50 Other Myocardial Cell Injuries ....................................................................................51 Cellular Death ...............................................................................................................52 Cardiac Arrest ...............................................................................................................52

Fibrillar Collagen Matrix .......................................................................................................56 Extramural Coronary Arteries...............................................................................................57