A 55-year-old patient with male genitalia died of a myocardial infarction. What would autopsy most likely reveal? Question 17 options: Embolization of plaque from the aorta Decreased ventricular diastolic filling time Indications of myocardial ischemia and necrosis Smooth muscle dysplasia in the coronary artery
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