CardiologyCardiology (from Ancient Greek καρδίᾱ (kardiā) 'heart' and -λογία (-logia) 'study') is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the…View analysis →
Cardiac muscleCardiac muscle (also called heart muscle or myocardium) is one of three types of vertebrate muscle tissues, the others being skeletal muscle and smooth muscle. It is an…View analysis →
Cardiac outputIn cardiac physiology, cardiac output (CO), also known as heart output and often denoted by the symbols Q {\displaystyle Q} , Q ˙ {\displaystyle {\dot {Q}}} , or Q ˙ c…View analysis →
Cardiac catheterizationCardiac catheterization (heart cath) is the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart. This is done both for diagnostic and interventional purposes.View analysis →
Cardiac tamponadeCardiac tamponade, also known as pericardial tamponade (/ˌtæm.pəˈneɪd/), is a compression of the heart due to pericardial effusion (the build-up of pericardial fluid in the sac…View analysis →
Cardiac stimulantA cardiac stimulant is a drug which acts as a stimulant of the heart to increase cardiac output. They can work via positive chronotropic action (increased heart rate) and/or…View analysis →
Troponin T, cardiac muscleTroponin T, cardiac muscle (TnTc), also Cardiac muscle troponin T is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNNT2 gene. Cardiac TnT is the tropomyosin-binding subunit of the…View analysis →
