Influence of different fixation protocols on the preservation and dimensions of cardiac tissue

• Published in: Journal of anatomy Vol. 229; no. 2; pp. 334 - 340
• Main Authors: Hołda, Mateusz K., Klimek‐Piotrowska, Wiesława, Koziej, Mateusz, Piątek, Katarzyna, Hołda, Jakub
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2016; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Fixatives - pharmacology; formaldehyde; Formaldehyde - pharmacology; formalin; Heart; Heart - anatomy & histology; heart anatomy; Method; Methods; morphometry; Preservation; Studies; Swine; Tissue Fixation - methods; heart anatomy; morphometry; formaldehyde; formalin

Recent extensive progress in invasive cardiac procedures has triggered a wave of dozens of heart morphometric anatomical studies that are carried out largely using autopsied samples fixed in formaldehyde solution prior to observations and measurements. In reality, very little is known about changes...