The aim of our study was to compare the features of macrophage (mf) composition of the kidneys in patients with fatal myocardial infarction (MI) and in patients without cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We used kidney fragments taken during autopsy. Macrophage infiltration was assessed by immunohistochemistry: antibodies CD68 were used as a common mf marker, CD80-M1 type mf marker, CD163, CD206, and stabilin-1-M2 type. Macrophage composition of the kidneys in patients with fatal MI …