| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,756,466,491 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
cardiac |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Hutchinson | 0.02 sec. |
|
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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aryl hydrocarbon receptor null mice develop cardiac hypertrophy and increased hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha in the absence of cardiac hypoxia. Involvement of the serotonin 5-HT2B receptor in cardiac hypertrophy linked to sympathetic stimulation: control of interleukin-6, interleukin-1 beta, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha cytokine production by ventricular fibroblasts. [4,7] With hypertension, pressure overload can produce concentric cardiac hypertrophy in which increases in ventricular mass are out of proportion to increases in chamber volume. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|