Myocardial Cell Hypertrophy

Compare the nuclei of these huge myocardial cells to the little endothelial cell nuclei that lie between them. Obviously these have more than 92 chromosomes (normal for a sedentary person's heart).

Athletic hypertrophy is good, but hypertrophy due to high blood pressure is part of the problem.

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