A 52-year-old male suffered a myocardial infarction secondary to atherosclerosis and ischemia.Once oxygen returned to the damaged heart,reperfusion injury occurred as a result of:

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Reperfusion injury results from radicals that cause further membrane damage and mitochondrial calcium overload.
Vacuolation leads to cellular swelling and is not associated with reperfusion.
Lactic acid increases as a result of damage due to necrosis,and necrosis would interfere with reperfusion,not initiate it.
Lipid acceptor proteins bind with triglycerides to create fatty liver,and they do not affect the myocardium.

A 52-Year-Old Male Suffered a Myocardial Infarction Secondary to Atherosclerosis