11-14-2011, 10:53 PM
A 62-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with severe retrosternal chest pain that radiated down the left arm. Three days later, he developed a ventricular arrhythmia and died. In the hours shortly after the patient first experienced chest pain, which of the following biochemical changes would have marked the beginning of irreversible damage to the cardiac muscle?
Answer Choices
A. Decreased intracellular pH
B. Decreased Na+, K+-ATPase activity
C. Increased activity of phosphofructokinase
D. Increased concentration of cytosolic Ca2+
E. Increased conversion of pyruvate to lactate
Answer Choices
A. Decreased intracellular pH
B. Decreased Na+, K+-ATPase activity
C. Increased activity of phosphofructokinase
D. Increased concentration of cytosolic Ca2+
E. Increased conversion of pyruvate to lactate