Cardiovascular Pathology Glossary

Benign cardiac tumor composed of striated muscle cells, most commonly seen in infants and strongly associated with tuber...

Rare malignant cardiac tumor arising from striated muscle tissue, most commonly affecting children and young adults.

Infiltrative cardiomyopathy caused by non-caseating granulomatous inflammation affecting the myocardium as part of syste...

Life-threatening condition where fluid accumulation in the pericardium compresses the heart and impairs filling.

Accelerated coronary artery disease that develops in cardiac transplant recipients, characterized by diffuse intimal pro...

Disease of the heart muscle that impairs the heart's ability to pump blood effectively.

Mechanical failure of the fibrous cords that anchor heart valve leaflets to papillary muscles, leading to valve regurgit...

A type of cell death where tissue architecture is preserved but cellular details are lost, typically seen in myocardial...

Pathologic adhesion of valve leaflet commissures, typically resulting from inflammatory processes and causing valvular s...

Histochemical stain that produces apple-green birefringence under polarized light when binding to amyloid deposits in ca...

A condition where the pericardium becomes thickened, fibrotic, and non-compliant, restricting cardiac filling and impair...

Distinctive myocardial necrosis pattern showing hypercontracted sarcomeres with dense eosinophilic bands, often associat...

Imaging procedure using contrast dye to visualize the coronary arteries and assess for blockages or narrowing.

Narrowing of the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.

Standardized histopathological criteria for diagnosing myocarditis on endomyocardial biopsy.

A primary cardiac muscle disorder characterized by ventricular chamber enlargement and systolic dysfunction without sign...

A congenital heart defect characterized by apical displacement of the tricuspid valve with atrialization of the right ve...

Abnormal patterns on ECG tracings that indicate cardiac pathology or dysfunction.

Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves, usually due to infection.

Invasive procedure to obtain small samples of heart muscle tissue for microscopic examination.

A restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized by fibrotic thickening of the endocardium, predominantly affecting tropical r...

Restrictive cardiomyopathy with endocardial fibrosis and tissue eosinophilia, often associated with hypereosinophilic sy...

Inflammatory cardiomyopathy characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the myocardium, often associated with hypereos...

Visceral adipose tissue located between the myocardium and visceral pericardium, metabolically active and associated wit...