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Descriptor English:

Myocardium

Descriptor Spanish:

Miocardio

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	miocardio
Entry term(s)	músculo cardíaco músculo del corazón
Scope note:	Tejido muscular del CORAZÓN, compuesto por músculo estriado involuntario que se conoce como músculo cardíaco.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Miocárdio

Descriptor French:

Myocarde

Entry term(s):

Muscle cardiaque
Muscle du coeur
Muscle strié cardiaque
Myocardium

Tree number(s):

A02.633.580
A07.541.704
A10.690.552.750

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009206

Scope note:

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

Allowable Qualifiers:

CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
EN enzymologie
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
PA anatomopathologie
UL ultrastructure

Entry Combination:

diagnostic imaging:Heart /diagnostic imaging
abnormalities:Heart Defects, Congenital
anatomy & histology:Heart /anatomy & histology
blood supply:Coronary Vessels
drug effects:Heart /drug effects
embryology:Heart /embryology
growth & development:Heart /growth & development
injuries:Heart Injuries
innervation:Heart /innervation
microbiology:Heart /microbiology
parasitology:Heart /parasitology
physiology:Heart /physiology
physiopathology:Heart /physiopathology
radiation effects:Heart /radiation effects
surgery:Cardiac Surgical Procedures
transplantation:Heart Transplantation
virology:Heart /virology

DeCS ID:

9398

Unique ID:

D009206

NLM Classification:

WG 280

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01