[Structural changes in the stomach, duodenum and pancreas in ischemic heart disease]

The authors carried out a morphological, histochemical and morphometric study of the gastric mucosa, duodenum and pancreas in 22 cadavers of patients who suffered of chronic ischemic heart disease. It was established that patients with chronic ischemic heart disease develop dystrophic, atrophic, sclerotic and compensatory-adaptative changes that may lead to marked structural-functional reorganization of the tissues. The morphological basis of trophic disorders are pronounced disturbances of the intramural microcirculatory bed. Changes were revealed of the morphology of the insular apparatus of the pancreas evidencing inclusion of the endocrinous component in the pathogenesis of chronic ischemic heart disease.