Myocardium

"Myocardium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D009206
MeSH Number(s)	A02.633.580 A07.541.704 A10.690.552.750
Concept/Terms	Myocardium Myocardium Cardiac Muscle Muscle, Heart Heart Muscle Heart Muscles Muscles, Heart Myocardia Muscle, Cardiac Cardiac Muscles Muscles, Cardiac

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Myocardium".

Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Muscles [A02.633]
Myocardium [A02.633.580]
Cardiovascular System [A07]
Heart [A07.541]
Myocardium [A07.541.704]
Tissues [A10]
Muscles [A10.690]
Muscle, Striated [A10.690.552]
Myocardium [A10.690.552.750]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Myocardium".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Myocardium".

Myocardium
Papillary Muscles

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Bar chart showing 233 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	2	3
1998	1	3	4
1999	0	4	4
2000	2	0	2
2001	2	3	5
2002	2	3	5
2003	5	3	8
2004	6	5	11
2005	10	8	18
2006	3	6	9
2007	5	4	9
2008	9	5	14
2009	9	4	13
2010	5	4	9
2011	7	4	11
2012	10	6	16
2013	11	2	13
2014	3	3	6
2015	2	2	4
2016	4	2	6
2017	8	3	11
2018	6	1	7
2019	4	3	7
2020	6	5	11
2021	4	2	6
2022	0	5	5
2023	2	4	6
2024	1	2	3
2025	3	0	3
2026	3	0	3

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Bilger MD, Berridge BR, Hendricks GM, Martinez-Romero EG, Mitchell RN, Reddig KR, Rush JE, Freeman LM. Ultrastructural differences in the myocardium of cats with dilated cardiomyopathy eating high- versus low-pulse diets. Ultrastruct Pathol. 2026; 50(2):196-205.

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Somavarapu AK, Ge J, Yengo CM, Craig R, Padron R. Cryo-EM reveals how cardiomyopathy therapeutic drugs modulate the myosin motors of the heart. Sci Adv. 2026 May; 12(18):eaed6472.

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Amyar A, Nakamori S, Kim J, Maron MS, Rowin EJ, Pareek K, Schulz A, Judd RM, Manning WJ, Kwong RY, Ruberg FL, Weinsaft JW, Nezafat R. Spatiotemporal deep learning for scar screening in cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Toward selective use of gadolinium. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2026 Summer; 28(1):102730.

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Fakih HH, Lochmann C, Gagnon R, Summers A, Caiazzi J, Buchwald JE, Tang Q, Maru B, Hildebrand SR, Abideen MZUI, Furgal RC, Gross KY, Yang YS, Cooper D, Monopoli KR, Echeverria D, Shim JH, Yamada K, Alterman JF, Khvorova A. Potent and durable gene modulation in heart and muscle with chemically defined lipophilic siRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res. 2025 Nov 26; 53(22).

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Huynh J, Bilger MD, Berridge BR, Hendricks GM, Martinez-Romero EG, Mitchell RN, Reddig KR, Rush JE, Freeman LM. Myocardial ultrastructure in dogs and cats: review of normal structure, abnormal findings, and rationale for use in veterinary medicine. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Feb 01; 87(2).

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Antiochos P, Ge Y, Jerosch-Herold M, David LP, Heydari B, Kolm P, Kim DY, van der Geest RJ, Watkins H, Desai MY, Ho CY, Dolman SF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Maron MS, Schulz-Menger J, Piechnik SK, Appelbaum E, Weintraub WS, Neubauer S, Kramer CM, Kwong RY. Myocardial Entropy and Risk Predictors in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: An Analysis From the NHLBI HCM Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Nov; 18(11):e018031.

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Chan RH, van der Wal L, Liberato G, Rowin E, Soslow J, Maskatia S, Chan S, Shah A, Fogel M, Hernandez L, Anwar S, Voges I, Carlsson M, Buddhe S, Laser KT, Greil G, Valsangiacomo-Buechel E, Olivotto I, Wong D, Wolf C, Grotenhuis H, Rickers C, Hor K, Rutz T, Kutty S, Samyn M, Johnson T, Hasbani K, Moore JP, Sieverding L, Detterich J, Parra R, Chungsomprasong P, Toro-Salazar O, Roest AAW, Dittrich S, Brun H, Spinner J, Lai W, Dyer A, Jablonowsk R, Meierhofer C, Gabbert D, Prsa M, Patel JK, Hornung A, Diab SG, House AV, Rakowski H, Benson L, Maron MS, Grosse-Wortmann L. Myocardial Scarring and Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Multicenter Cohort Study. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Nov 01; 9(11):1001-1008.

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Nakamori S, Rowin EJ, Rodriguez J, Ngo LH, Manning WJ, Maron M, Nezafat R. Accelerated myocardial fibrosis in young to middle-aged patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2024; 26(2):101072.

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Santamans AM, Cicu?ndez B, Mora A, Villalba-Orero M, Rajlic S, Crespo M, Vo P, Jerome M, Mac?as ?, L?pez JA, Leiva M, Rocha SF, Le?n M, Rodr?guez E, Leiva L, Pintor Chocano A, Garc?a Lunar I, Garc?a-?lvarez A, Hernansanz-Agust?n P, Peinado VI, Barber? JA, Iba?ez B, V?zquez J, Spinelli JB, Daiber A, Oliver E, Sabio G. MCJ: A mitochondrial target for cardiac intervention in pulmonary hypertension. Sci Adv. 2024 01 19; 10(3):eadk6524.

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Kieda J, Shakeri A, Landau S, Wang EY, Zhao Y, Lai BF, Okhovatian S, Wang Y, Jiang R, Radisic M. Advances in cardiac tissue engineering and heart-on-a-chip. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2024 04; 112(4):492-511.

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