Figure 2: Myocardial fibrosis in chronic kidney disease. Microscopic image of the myocardium of a patient with stage 3 CKD, arterial hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy showing interstitial (arrow) and perivascular (arrow head) deposition of collagen fibers stained with picrosirius red. (Original magnifications 20X) Reproduced with permission from Diez et al.