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myocardium <pl myocardia> [Brit ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)ˈkɑːdɪəm, Am ˌmaɪəˈkɑrdiəm] N

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In practice, this may be an area of ischaemic or infarcted myocardium, or underlying scar tissue. en.wikipedia.org

Ventricular arrhythmias may arise from a myocardium which has been previously scarred by episodes of ischaemia. en.wikipedia.org

And the harmonic phase image in d contains the motion of the myocardium in horizontal direction. en.wikipedia.org

This is usually by application of an electric shock to the myocardium and is discussed in detail in the relevant article. en.wikipedia.org

This prevents premature relaxation, maintaining initial contraction until the entire myocardium has had time to depolarize and contract. en.wikipedia.org

This tissue is non-functioning scar tissue and often leads to a permanent decrease in the efficiency of the myocardium. en.wikipedia.org

Vortices of excitation in the myocardium (autowave vortices) are a form of "re-entry". en.wikipedia.org

The gold standard is still biopsy of the myocardium, in general done in the setting of angiography. en.wikipedia.org

The muscular contraction of myocardium generates an active stress that increases intra-ventricular pressure and when intra-ventricular pressure exceeds aortic pressure there is ejection of blood. en.wikipedia.org

Because of its negative inotropic effect, diltiazem causes a modest decrease in heart muscle contractility and reduces myocardium oxygen consumption. en.wikipedia.org

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