Cardiovascular Pathology Glossary

Inherited heart muscle disease characterized by replacement of myocardium with fibrous and fatty tissue, leading to arrh...

An abnormal direct connection between arteries and veins bypassing the normal capillary bed, occurring as a congenital v...

Inherited cardiomyopathy characterized by fibrofatty replacement of right ventricular myocardium and associated with arr...

Pathognomonic granulomatous lesion of rheumatic heart disease, consisting of central fibrinoid necrosis surrounded by in...

Multinucleated giant cell characteristic of rheumatic carditis, containing fragmented nuclei arranged in a caterpillar o...

Fatty deposit that accumulates in arterial walls, causing narrowing and potential blockage of blood vessels.

Specialized cardiac conduction tissue that transmits electrical impulses from the atrioventricular node to the ventricle...

Progressive calcification and stenosis of the aortic valve, typically affecting tricuspid valves in elderly patients.

Progressive narrowing of coronary arteries in transplanted hearts due to chronic rejection and immunological injury.

A diagnostic procedure involving sampling of transplanted heart tissue to monitor for rejection, infection, or other com...

Immune-mediated injury to transplanted heart tissue, classified as acute cellular, antibody-mediated, or chronic rejecti...

Chronic rejection process in heart transplants characterized by concentric intimal proliferation of coronary arteries.

Heart condition caused by abnormal protein deposits (amyloid) that accumulate in cardiac tissue.

Aggressive malignant vascular tumor of the heart, typically arising in the right atrium with poor prognosis.

Pathological calcium deposition in cardiac structures, including valves, myocardium, and coronary arteries.

Myocardial injury resulting from blunt chest trauma, characterized by myocyte damage and hemorrhage without full-thickne...

Benign cardiac tumor composed of mature fibrous tissue, most commonly occurring in children and often associated with Go...

Aggressive malignant vascular tumor of the heart, most commonly affecting the right atrium with poor prognosis.

Iron deposition in the myocardium leading to restrictive cardiomyopathy, often associated with systemic iron overload.

A benign primary cardiac tumor composed of mature adipose tissue, most commonly located in the atrial septum or epicardi...

Excessive fatty infiltration of the heart, distinct from lipomatous hypertrophy, involving replacement of myocardium wit...

Rare malignant lymphoid neoplasm involving the heart, either as primary cardiac lymphoma or secondary cardiac involvemen...

Abnormal arrangement of cardiac muscle fibers characterized by loss of normal parallel orientation, commonly seen in hyp...

Most common primary cardiac tumor, typically arising from the atrial septum and composed of stellate cells in a myxoid m...