Cardiovascular Pathology Glossary

Inflammatory condition of the myocardium characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration and myocyte damage.

Formation of clear, empty spaces within cardiac muscle cell cytoplasm, indicating cellular injury or metabolic disturban...

Dissolution or loss of myocardial contractile proteins without cell death, often reversible and associated with various...

Loss of normal parallel arrangement of cardiac muscle fibers, creating a characteristic whorled or chaotic architectural...

Pathological process affecting cardiac valves characterized by accumulation of mucopolysaccharides and collagen disorgan...

Age-related degenerative aortic valve disease characterized by calcific nodules on valve cusps without commissural fusio...

Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction characterized by myocardial necrosis without ST elevation on electrocardiogram.

Benign cardiac tumor with characteristic frond-like projections, most commonly affecting cardiac valves and associated w...

Mechanical complication of myocardial infarction involving complete or partial tearing of papillary muscles, causing acu...

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space surrounding the heart.

Inflammation of the pericardial sac surrounding the heart, which may be acute or chronic and of various etiologies.

A glycogen storage disorder affecting cardiac and skeletal muscle due to acid alpha-glucosidase deficiency, causing mass...

Mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction involving rupture through the interventricular septum.

A histochemical stain used to detect iron deposits in tissue, appearing as blue granules in areas of iron accumulation.

Specialized cardiac conduction cells that rapidly transmit electrical impulses throughout the ventricular myocardium.

Endocardial lymphoid infiltrates in cardiac allografts that may mimic rejection but represent a benign finding related t...

Cardiomyopathy characterized by impaired ventricular filling due to increased myocardial stiffness with preserved systol...

Chronic valvular damage resulting from acute rheumatic fever, typically affecting mitral and aortic valves with characte...

Age-related deposition of wild-type transthyretin amyloid fibrils in the heart, causing progressive heart failure.

Type of heart attack characterized by complete blockage of a coronary artery, shown by elevated ST segments on ECG.

Bleeding into the tissue layer immediately beneath the endocardium, often associated with acute ischemia or trauma.

Unexpected death from cardiac causes occurring within one hour of symptom onset in apparently healthy individuals.

Acute, reversible cardiomyopathy with characteristic apical ballooning triggered by severe emotional or physical stress.

Network of membrane invaginations in cardiac myocytes that facilitate calcium release and excitation-contraction couplin...