A 60 year old male presented with acute chest pain of 4 hours duration.Electrocardiographic examination revealed new Q wave with ST segment depression.He succumed to his illness within 24 hours of admission.The heart revealed presence of a transmural haemorrhagic area over the septum and anterior wall of the left ventricle.Light microscopic examination is most likely to reveal:

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Edema in between normal myofibres

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Necrotic myofibres with presence of neutrophils

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Infiltration by histiocytes with haemosiderin laden macrophages

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Coagulative necrosis of the myocytes with presence of granulation tissue

1.	A 60 year old male presented with acute chest pain of 4 hours duration.Electrocardiographic examination revealed new Q wave with ST segment depression.He succumed to his illness within 24 hours of admission.The heart revealed presence of a transmural haemorrhagic area over the septum and anterior wall of the left ventricle.Light microscopic examination is most likely to reveal:
A.	Necrotic myofibres with presence of neutrophils
B.	Edema in between normal myofibres
C.	Infiltration by histiocytes with haemosiderin laden macrophages
D.	Coagulative necrosis of the myocytes with presence of granulation tissue
Answer» B. Edema in between normal myofibres

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