CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

• The pericardium was normal.
• The heart weighed 370g and the atria and ventricles did not appear hypertrophic.
• All cardiac valves were normal.
• There was mild coronary atheroma with up to 20% narrowing in the left anterior descending coronary artery.
• Atheroma was present in the aorta and other large systemic arteries,(see image left) none of which were significantly narrowed or aneurysmal.