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 197 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2005 and 2012 and 2013 and 2015 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	3	0	3
1998	0	1	1
1999	2	2	4
2000	2	1	3
2001	3	4	7
2002	5	3	8
2003	4	4	8
2004	4	5	9
2005	8	4	12
2006	5	1	6
2007	2	4	6
2008	6	1	7
2009	3	3	6
2010	4	3	7
2011	7	3	10
2012	6	6	12
2013	9	3	12
2014	3	2	5
2015	7	5	12
2016	8	4	12
2017	5	4	9
2018	2	1	3
2019	5	1	6
2020	8	2	10
2021	1	3	4
2022	0	3	3
2023	0	4	4
2024	1	2	3
2025	3	2	5

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Chuang TD, Yu C, Liu J, Khorram O, Umar S, Rehan VK. Perinatal Nicotine Exposure-Induced Cardiac Phenotype Is Mediated by miR-1-MIAT Interaction and Is Transmitted Transgenerationally. FASEB J. 2026 Mar 31; 40(6):e71711.

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Li Y, Al Rimon R, Wang F, Li H, Epelman S, Tallquist MD, Westover L, Oudit GY, Kassiri Z. Temporal inhibition of ADAM17 in fibroblasts reduces stiffness and promotes vascularization following myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Res. 2026 Feb 24; 122(1):112-131.

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Elia A, Parodi-Rullan R, Vazquez-Torres R, Carey A, Zhao H, Javadov S, Fossati S. Amyloid ? Instigates Cardiac Neurotrophic Signaling Impairment, Driving Alzheimer's Associated Heart Disease. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Apr; 13(20):e11924.

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Montoya-Uribe V, Choubey P, Walton CB, Glibetic N, Seok Yang W, Aan FJ, Lindsey S, Peplowska K, Hernandez BY, Ramos JW, Matter ML. Peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase 2 is a negative regulator of peripartum cardiomyopathy with heart failure in female mice. Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 19; 17(1):1091.

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Lindsey ML, Oliver AF, Gaye A, Nde PN, DeLeon-Pennell KY, Gonz?lez GE. Cellular Interactions of Cardiac Repair After Myocardial Infarction. Cells. 2025 Dec 01; 14(23).

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Shimada BK, Watanabe M, Apo Takayama NK, Soares AG, Hallam KA, Rivers OS, Ewell K, Santiago PJD, Swanson SM, Toh P, Alfulaij N, Berry MJ, Seale LA. Cardiac redox imbalance upon disruption of selenocysteine decomposition in mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 Dec 01; 329(6):H1480-H1496.

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Lee KCY, Williams AL, Fujimoto A, Gerschenson M, Schuller C, Polgar N, Alfulaij N, Shimada BK, Seale LA, Shohet RV. PKM2 is a key regulator of cardiac lipid metabolism in mice. Mitochondrion. 2025 Nov; 85:102070.

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Warren J, Cheng D, Crawford N, Jones B, Ng RL, Alafaci A, Stub D, Lew P, Taylor AJ. Improved diagnosis of COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis with cardiac scarring identified by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Open Heart. 2025 Jul 18; 12(2).

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Ajibade TO, Ohore OM, Esan OO, Adeoye BO, Ake AS, Adetona MO, Awoyomi OV, Igado OO, Oyagbemi TO, Adeogun AV, Oyagbemi AA, Omobowale TO, Oguntibeju OO, Nwulia E, Yakubu MA. Silymarin attenuates cobalt chloride-induced redox imbalance and cardio-renal dysfunctions in rats. Drug Chem Toxicol. 2025 Nov; 48(6):1424-1434.

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Papapostolou S, Iles L, O'Brien J, Gutman SJ, Ellims A, Hare J, Stub D, Moir S, Taylor AJ. The Antifibrotic Effects of Eplerenone in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Jul; 13(7):102415.

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