Myocardium
Description
  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.
Synonyms
  Muscle, Cardiac
Muscle, Heart
Cardiac Muscle
Myocardia
Cardiac Muscles
Heart Muscle
Heart Muscles
Muscles, Cardiac
Muscles, Heart
Parents
  Muscle, Striated
Heart
Muscles
Children
  Myoblasts, Cardiac
Myocytes, Cardiac
Papillary Muscles
Consider also
  Cardiac Care Facilities
Cardiac Complexes, Premature
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiac Glycosides
Cardiac Myosins
Cardiac Output
Cardiac Output, High
Cardiac Output, Low
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiac Volume
Heart
Heart, Artificial
Heart Aneurysm
Heart Arrest
Heart Arrest, Induced
Heart-Assist Devices
Heart Atria
Heart Auscultation
Heart Block
Heartburn
Heart Bypass, Left
Heart Bypass, Right
Heart Catheterization
Heart Conduction System
Heart Defects, Congenital
Heart Diseases
Heart Failure
Heart Failure, Diastolic
Heart Failure, Systolic
Heart Function Tests
Heart Injuries
Heart-Lung Machine
Heart-Lung Transplantation
Heart Massage
Heart Murmurs
Heart Neoplasms
Heart Rate
Heart Rate, Fetal
Heart Rupture
Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction
Heart Septal Defects
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
Heart Septum
Heart Sounds
Heart Transplantation
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Valve Prolapse
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Heart Valves
Heart Ventricles
Heartwater Disease
Experts
  Arthur B. Abt
John Beard
Melvin L. Billingsley
Joseph Y Cheung
Hui-Ling Chiang
Stephen E. Cyran
Dwight Davis
Laurence M. Demers
Robert A. Frost
Joseph A. Gascho
Ian C. Gilchrist
Leonard S. Jefferson, Jr.
Jason K. Kim
Scot R. Kimball
Donna Korzick
Roger L. Ladda
Charles H. Lang
Kathryn F. LaNoue
Urs A. Leuenberger
Christopher J. Lynch
Patricia J. McLaughlin
Yuk-Chow Ng
Walter E. Pae, Jr.
Linda B. Pauliks
Anthony E. Pegg
Blaise Z. Peterson
Stephen Rannels
Chester A. Ray
C. Channa Reddy
Victor J. Ruiz-Velasco
Russell C. Scaduto, Jr.
Lisa Shantz
Edward Roger Stephenson
Andrew D. Sumner
Thomas C. Vary
Henry Wagner, Jr.
Shuwen Wang
Judith Weisz
Carol F. Whitfield
Ian S. Zagon
Robert Zelis
Tree Numbers
  A02.633.580
A07.541.704
A10.690.552.750
MeSH ID
  D009206

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