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Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 00:59Necropsy Protocol
- 04:16Dissection Protocol
- 06:21Sampling Protocol for Histology
- 07:53Sampling of Coronary Arteries
- 08:40The Four Chambers/Echocardiographic Plane Dissection Technique of the Heart
- 09:46Results: Visualization and Histological Examination of the Heart
- 10:13Conclusion
Due to the complex anatomy, a consistently reproducible dissection and harvesting protocol for cardiac samples can be challenging to implement. This manuscript presents the key elements of some standard cardiac dissection protocols, highlighting both the gross examination approaches and the sampling sites commonly used for histopathologic examination.
