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After a heart attack, fibrosis occurs at the site of cardiac muscle cell death. This reduces the efficiency of the hearts pumping activity because 〇the undamaged cardiac muscle cells become fatigued from the energy expended during the healing process O fibrous connective tissue is incapable of contracting fibrosis produces new cardiac muscle cells that are not as strong as the mature ones that died 。the initial death of some cardiac muscle cells triggers a chain reaction in which progressively more and more neighboring healthy cells die Submit Request Answer

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