Cardiovascular Pathology Glossary

Large coronary vessels that course over the heart surface before penetrating into the myocardium to supply cardiac muscl...

Pathologic tissue death characterized by deposition of fibrin-like material in vessel walls, commonly seen in hypertensi...

Mitral valve prolapse with myxomatous thickening and redundancy of valve leaflets, often leading to mitral regurgitation...

Rare systemic vasculitis affecting coronary arteries, characterized by granulomatous inflammation with giant cells.

Inflammatory cells containing iron-rich deposits, indicating previous hemorrhage or chronic congestion in cardiac tissue...

Thickening of arteriolar walls by homogeneous pink material, typically associated with diabetes mellitus and hypertensio...

Genetic cardiac disorder characterized by asymmetric left ventricular wall thickening in the absence of other causes.

Benign reactive cardiac mass composed of inflammatory cells and myofibroblasts, mimicking malignant tumors.

Specialized junctional complexes between cardiac myocytes that facilitate electrical and mechanical coupling for coordin...

Pathological deposition of excess collagen between myocardial fibers, leading to cardiac stiffness and dysfunction.

The muscular wall separating the left and right ventricles of the heart.

The standardized histological classification system for cardiac allograft rejection developed by the International Socie...

Small, filamentous projections on cardiac valves, particularly aortic, that are generally considered benign incidental f...

Non-infectious endocarditis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, characterized by small, warty vegetations.

Pathological replacement of cardiac muscle tissue with mature adipose tissue, commonly seen in chronic ischemic heart di...

Eosinophil-mediated endocardial disease with thrombosis and fibrosis, representing the cardiac manifestation of hypereos...

Histochemical staining technique that differentiates collagen (blue) from muscle tissue (red) in cardiac pathology speci...

Congenital coronary anomaly where a segment of epicardial coronary artery runs intramurally through the myocardium.

Pattern of myocardial cell death characterized by preservation of tissue architecture with loss of cellular detail.

Abnormal arrangement of cardiac muscle fibers characterized by loss of normal parallel alignment, often associated with...

Abnormal accumulation of fibrous connective tissue in the myocardium, resulting from various cardiac injuries.

A state of chronic contractile dysfunction due to reduced coronary blood flow, representing an adaptive response to pres...

Death of heart muscle tissue due to insufficient blood supply, commonly known as a heart attack.

Temporary contractile dysfunction that persists after restoration of blood flow following ischemia, despite absence of i...