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Definitions of heart muscle
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  • mi destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
  • cardiomyopathy a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)
  • defibrillation treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
  • coronary insufficiency inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris
  • myocardial infarction destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
  • atrioventricular node a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular bundle
  • ventricular fibrillation fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest
  • cardiac insufficiency inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris
  • hypertrophic cardiomyopathy a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability
  • myocardiopathy a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)
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