Template:Heart - standard autopsy cutting

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  • Remove parietal pericardium
  • Separate the heart from the from lungs by cutting through the major vessels
  • Dissect the coronary vessels.
  • On the right side of the heart, dissect in the direction of blood flow: Superior vena cava > right atrium > tricuspid valve > right ventricle. Look for thromboses or patent foramen ovale.
  • Dissect the atrial appendages, to exclude thromboses.
  • Dissect the left ventricle, such as into circumferential slices from the apex to the base.[notes 1] (Dissect one or more papillary muscles for infarction.)


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