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Myocarditis in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a histopathological study
Figure 2: Mean number of myeloperoxidase (MPO), CD45 and CD68 positive cells in SAH and to controls with standard deviations. Compared to the control group, in SAH patients the amount of MPO (p<0.005), CD45 (p<0.0005), and CD68 (p<0.0005) positive cells was significantly higher.
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In six patients with SAH (24%) spots with C3d positive cells, indicating myocytolysis, were documented, and these patients consequently fulfilled the Dallas criteria for myocarditis. In contrast, no C3d positive cells were documented in the controls. Intramyocardial thrombi were found in 22 SAH patients (88%), and in only
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