Myocardium [myokard]

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Cardiac Muscle
Muscle, Cardiac
Muscle, Heart
Myocardia

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Definition

The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow.

Annotation
the heart as tissue, differentiated from the heart as a pump (= HEART); ischemia = MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; inflammation = MYOCARDITIS
DUI
D009206 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0014344
Consider also
consider also terms at CARDIAC and HEART

A Anatomy
A02.633 Muscles 1 987
A02.633.567 Muscle, Skeletal 1 295
A02.633.570 Muscle, Smooth 429
A02.633.580 Myocardium 2 749
A02.633.580.680 Papillary Muscles 58
A07.541 Heart 3 120
A07.541.207 Endocardium 63
A07.541.278 Fetal Heart 80
A07.541.358 Heart Atria 528
A07.541.459 Heart Septum 139
A07.541.510 Heart Valves 184
A07.541.560 Heart Ventricles 1 566
A07.541.704 Myocardium 2 749
A07.541.704.500 Myoblasts, Cardiac 4
A07.541.704.570 Myocytes, Cardiac 328
A07.541.704.750 Papillary Muscles 58
A07.541.795 Pericardium 203
A10 Tissues 372
A10.690 Muscles 1 987
A10.690.552 Muscle, Striated 29
A10.690.552.500 Muscle, Skeletal 1 295
A10.690.552.750 Myocardium 2 749
A10.690.552.750.500 Myoblasts, Cardiac 4
A10.690.552.750.570 Myocytes, Cardiac 328
A10.690.552.875 Myofibrils 193