Diseases

Myocardial Contusions

Bruise to the heart muscle due to blunt thoracic trauma.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Bruise to the heart muscle due to blunt thoracic trauma.

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19 entry terms
  • Cardiac Contusion
  • Contusio Cordis
  • Heart Contusions
  • Myocardial Contusion
  • Cardiac Contusions
  • Contusion, Cardiac
  • Contusion, Heart
  • Contusion, Myocardial
  • Contusions, Cardiac
  • Contusions, Heart
  • Contusions, Myocardial
  • Cordis, Contusio
  • Heart Contusion
  • Blunt Cardiac Injury
  • Blunt Cardiac Injuries
  • Cardiac Injuries, Blunt
  • Cardiac Injury, Blunt
  • Injuries, Blunt Cardiac
  • Injury, Blunt Cardiac

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Heart Injuries (1964-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Myocardial Contusions. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071956. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071956
  2. Myocardial Contusions. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunt_cardiac_injury
  3. Myocardial Contusions. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6947899