# cardiac fibrosis

> the excess deposition of the extracellular matrix of the myocardium (cardiac muscle)

**Wikidata**: [Q5038318](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5038318)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_fibrosis)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cardiac-fibrosis


## References

1. Ca2+ Signaling in Cardiac Fibroblasts and Fibrosis-Associated Heart Diseases
2. WWP2 regulates pathological cardiac fibrosis by modulating SMAD2 signaling
3. [Source](https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/classification/icd/icd-10/icd-10-to-meddra-map---june-2023---codes-mapping.xlsx)
4. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)