endocardium

thumb|Illustration depicting the layers of the heart wall including the innermost endocardium

Key facts

Anatomy.Name: Endocardium
Anatomy.Latin: endocardium
Anatomy.Image: Gray493.png
Anatomy.Caption: Interior of right side of heart

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Research

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The endocardium.Annual review of physiology · 1989
Development of the endocardium.Pediatric cardiology · 2010
Endocardium gives rise to blood cells in zebrafish embryos.Cell reports · 2024
Myocardium and endocardium of the early mammalian heart tube arise from independent multipotent lineages specified at the primitive streak.Developmental cell · 2025
Extension of Endocardium-Derived Vessels Generate Coronary Arteries in Neonates.Circulation research · 2022

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Image: Blausen 0470 HeartWall.png

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Commons category: Endocardium
NCI Thesaurus ID: C13004

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thumb|Illustration depicting the layers of the heart wall including the innermost endocardium

The endocardium (: endocardia) is the innermost layer of tissue that lines the chambers of the heart. Its cells are embryologically and biologically similar to the endothelial cells that line blood vessels. The endocardium also provides protection to the valves and heart chambers.