Figure 5
Representative H&E-stained tissue sections demonstrating primary lesions with end-organ injury associated with cardiogenic shock. (A) Left ventricle of the heart (×20 magnification), showing necrotic lesions (right arrow), oedema (top left arrow) and inflammatory infiltrates (bottom left arrow). (B) Right ventricle of the heart (×40 magnification), showing contraction band necrosis with thick and intensely eosinophilic staining contraction bands (circles).
