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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Myocardial fibrosis
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Accession:HP:0001685 term browser browse the term
Definition:Myocardial fibrosis is characterized by dysregulated collagen turnover (increased synthesis predominates over unchanged or decreased degradation) and excessive diffuse collagen accumulation in the interstitial and perivascular spaces as well as by phenotypically transformed fibroblasts, termed myofibroblasts.
Comment:Myocardial fibrosis disrupts the myocardial architecture, contributes to myocardial disarray, and determines mechanical, electrical, and vasomotor dysfunction, thus promoting the progression of cardiac diseases to heart failure.
Synonyms:xref: UMLS:C0151654



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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the cardiovascular system 0
        Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology 0
          Abnormal heart morphology 0
            Abnormal myocardium morphology 0
              Myocardial fibrosis 0
                Interstitial cardiac fibrosis 0
                Perivascular cardiac fibrosis 0
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