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The Fulcrum of the Human Heart (Cardiac fulcrum)

Jorge Carlos Trainini*, Mario Wernicke, Mario Beraudo and Alejandro Trainini

Published: 03 January, 2024 | Volume 9 - Issue 1 | Pages: 001-005

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Figure 4: Histology of cardiac fulcrum. A: Mature trabecular bone forming the cardiac fulcrum tissue (bovine heart). Hematoxylin-eosin stain (10x). B: Cardiac fulcrum in a 23-week gestation human fetus showing prechondroid bluish areas in a myxoid stroma. Masson’s Trichrome Technique (15x). C: Central area of the fulcrum formed by chondroid tissue in a10-year-old human heart. Hematoxylin eosin- technique (15x). D: Festooned colagenous bands integrating the fibrotendinous matrix of the fulcrum (adult human heart). Hematoxylin-eosin technique (15x). 1: Remnants of atrophic cardiomyocytes. 2: Fibrotendinous matrix.

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