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Susan suffered from a heart attack. When the doctors tested the heart muscle they found that she

had an increased ratio of lactic acid to pyruvic acid in her heart tissue. What does this say about
the availability of oxygen in her heart muscle cells?

User Khituras
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Answer:

The heart cells had no received adequate oxygen supply.

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