Examination of the coronary arteries revealed atherosclerotic plaques with calcinosis that narrow the arterial opening by 1/3. In the muscle there are numerous whitish layers of connective tissue. Name the process detected in the myocardium:

Answer options

1. Postinfarction cardiosclerosis
2. Myocardial infarction
3. Diffuse cardiosclerosis
4. Myocarditis
5. Tiger heart

Explanation

Cardiosclerosis means replacement of cardiac tissue with connective-tissue (whitish-layer) and diffuse indicates multiple foci.