epicardial
On heart's exterior
Epicardial refers to the epicardium—the outer layer of the heart wall.
The term appears in medical contexts describing structures or procedures on or near the heart's surface: epicardial fat, epicardial pacing leads.
Epicardial approaches in cardiac surgery access the heart from outside rather than through blood vessels.
Arising from deep instinct
- parietalOf the skull wall
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- atriumRoofed central hall
- ventricleHollow organ chamber
septum · aorta · valve · sinus node · conduction · electrical · impulse · thoracic
Inflammation surrounding the heart
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
- tamponadePressure-induced organ restriction
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- adiposePertaining to stored lipids
inflammation · ablation · mapping · echocardiogram · angiography · catheterization · arrhythmia · ischemia
Pertaining to stored lipids
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- depotVehicle storage facility
- thicknessDepth of material
- obesityExcess body fat condition
metabolic · inflammation · cardiovascular risk · imaging · measurement · distribution · accumulation · CT scan
visceral
Arising from deep instinct
ventricle · septum · aorta · valve · sinus node · conduction · electrical · impulse · thoracic · mediastinum
pericarditis
Inflammation surrounding the heart
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
- tamponadePressure-induced organ restriction
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
adipose · inflammation · ablation · mapping · echocardiogram · angiography · catheterization · arrhythmia · ischemia · infarction
adipose
Pertaining to stored lipids
obesity · metabolic · inflammation · cardiovascular risk · imaging · measurement · distribution · accumulation · CT scan · MRI
heart, pericardiocentesis, cardiac, cardiology, tachycardia, myocardial, myocardium, bradycardia, endocarditis