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cardiac
(redirected from Cardiac fibrosis)

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cardiac
1. of or relating to the heart
2. of or relating to the portion of the stomach connected to the oesophagus
3. a person with a heart disorder
4. Obsolete a drug that stimulates the heart muscle

cardiac [′kärd·ē‚ak]
(anatomy)
Of, pertaining to, or situated near the heart.
Of or pertaining to the cardia of the stomach.


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It has been implicated in the acute events associated with pathological conditions such as heart failure and is believed to have a significant role in disease progression -- characterized by cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy -- and the
 
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