endocardium

Examples of endocardium in the following topics:

• Layers of the Heart Walls

  • The heart wall is comprised of three layers: the outer epicardium, the middle myocardium, and the inner endocardium.
  • The heart wall is comprised of three layers, the epicardium (outer), myocardium (middle), and endocardium (inner).
  • The endocardium can become infected, a serious inflammatory condition called infective endocarditis.
  • This and other potential problems with the endocardium may damage the valves and impair the normal flow of blood through the heart.
  • Distinguish between the epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium layers of the heart wall

• Myocarditis and Endocarditis

  • Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium.
  • Other structures that may be involved include the interventricular septum, the chordae tendineae, the mural endocardium, or even on intracardiac devices.
  • Also unlike NBTE, Libman-Sacks endocarditis does not seem to have a preferred location of deposition and may form on the undersurfaces of the valves or even on the endocardium.

• Anatomy of the Heart

  • The inner layer is called the endocardium and is in contact with the blood that the heart pumps.