A 92-year-old man in a nursing home passes away from COVID-19 infection. Examination of his heart on autopsy shows myocardial concentric thickening. Large nuclei are seen on light microscopy. Which of the following disease processes most likely explains these findings?
Cytomegalovirus infection
Endocardial fibroelastosis
Hemochromatosis
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
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