Myocardial Infarction in a Rhesus Monkey

Myocardial necrosis can be result from a number of causes including nutritional deficiencies, chemical and plant toxins, ischemia and metabolic disorder. The outcome of myocardial necrosis varies depending on the extent of the damage (Donald ۲۰۰۱, Jubb ۱۹۹۳, Radostits ۱۹۹۴, Vanvaleet ۱۹۸۶). Myocardial infarction without demonstrable of atherosclerosis were reported in a rhesus macaque (Gonder ۱۹۸۲) and in a Kenya Baboon (Groover ۱۹۶۳).