<unk> , also known as myocyte<unk> , is a term to describe the loss of the normal parallel alignment of myocytes (the muscle cells of the heart). Instead, the myocytes usually form circles around foci of connective tissue.<unk>  is associated with myocardial fibrosis (the replacement of the myocytes with non-contractile scar tissue).<unk>  can be seen in a number of disease states, including: * Aortic stenosis * Congenital heart disease * Hypertensive heart disease * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy The common factor amongst all these diseases is that they all cause varying degrees of remodelling (myocardial fibrosis) of the ventricles.
Myocardial disarray
Myocardial scarring
Cardiac fibrosis
Ventricular hypertrophy
Cardiomyocyte proliferation
Ventricular remodeling
Concentric hypertrophy
Hibernating myocardium