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A 60 year old male presented with acute chest pain of 4 hours duration. Electrocardiographic examination revealed new Q wave with ST segment depression. He succumed to his illness within 24 hours of admission. The hea revealed presence of a transmural haemorrhagic area over the septum and anterior wall of the left ventricle. Light microscopic examination is most likely to reveal:

AEdema in between normal myofibres
BNecrotic myofibres with presence of neutrophils
CCoagulative necrosis of the myocytes with presence of granulation tissue
DInfiltration by histiocytes with haemosiderin laden macrophages
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