myocardial
Of heart tissue
Myocardial means relating to the myocardium—the muscular tissue of the heart.
The term appears most often in medical contexts: a myocardial infarction is a heart attack, where blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked, causing tissue death.
Myocardial damage refers to any injury to this muscle layer.
Cellular contractile protein
- myosinMotor protein enabling contraction
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- contractilityAbility to shorten actively
Ultrasound of the heart
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
Tissue necrosis from ischemia
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
stunning · hibernation · remodeling · scarring · rupture · aneurysm · contusion · inflammation
Restoring tissue perfusion surgically
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
pacemaker · transplant · ablation · reperfusion · antiplatelet · anticoagulation · beta-blocker · ACE inhibitor
actin
Cellular contractile protein
- myosinMotor protein enabling contraction
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
echocardiogram
Ultrasound of the heart
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
infarction
Tissue necrosis from ischemia
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
hypertrophy · stunning · hibernation · remodeling · scarring · rupture · aneurysm · contusion · inflammation · apoptosis
revascularization
Restoring tissue perfusion surgically
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
defibrillator · pacemaker · transplant · ablation · reperfusion · antiplatelet · anticoagulation · beta-blocker · ACE inhibitor
ventricle
Hollow organ chamber
aorta · chamber · coronary · pulmonary · artery · vein · capillary · chordae tendineae
myocardialskeletal
Of or like bones
striated · skeletal muscle · voluntary muscle · smooth muscle · visceral
myocardialendocardial
Of heart's inner layer
pericardial · epicardial · valvular · vascular · coronary
- myocardial infarctionCardiac tissue death event