In the accompanying high power photomicrograph of infarcted myocardium tissue,which one of the following is a likely complication during this stage of myocardial infarction?
A)Granuloma formation
B)Haemopericardium
C)Hypertrophic scar
D)Neoplastic transformation

Question

In the accompanying high power photomicrograph of infarcted myocardium tissue,which one of the following is a likely complication during this stage of myocardial infarction? 
A)Granuloma formation 
B)Haemopericardium 
C)Hypertrophic scar 
D)Neoplastic transformation

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Macrophages tend to predominate between 7 and 10 days.The heart is maximally soft at this point,and is at risk of rupture into the pericardial space (so-called cardiac tamponade or haemopericardium).

In the Accompanying High Power Photomicrograph of Infarcted Myocardium Tissue,which