Heart failure cells are present in
Correct Answer: Alveoli
Description: (A) Alveoli# HEART FAILURE CELLS are siderophages (hemosiderin-containing macrophages) generated in the alveoli of patients with left heart failure or chronic pulmonary edema, when the high pulmonary blood pressure causes red cells to pass through vascular wall.> Siderophages are not specific of heart failure. They are present wherever red blood cells encounter macrophages.
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