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Descriptor English: Heart Valve Prosthesis
Descriptor Spanish: Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas
Descriptor prótesis valvulares cardíacas
Entry term(s) prótesis valvular cardíaca
Scope note: Dispositivo de sustitución de las válvulas cardíacas. Puede ser de material biológico (BIOPRÓTESIS) y/o material sintético.
Descriptor Portuguese: Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas
Descriptor French: Prothèse valvulaire cardiaque
Entry term(s): Cardiac Valve Prostheses
Cardiac Valve Prosthesis
Heart Valve Prostheses
Prostheses, Cardiac Valve
Prostheses, Heart Valve
Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve
Prosthesis, Heart Valve
Valve Prostheses, Cardiac
Valve Prostheses, Heart
Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac
Valve Prosthesis, Heart
Tree number(s): E07.695.310
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006350
Scope note: A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material.
Annotation: coord IM with specific valve (IM); for bioprostheses coord IM with BIOPROSTHESIS (IM) & do not specify source of biol material unless especially discussed
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Related: Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation MeSH
DeCS ID: 22488
Unique ID: D006350
NLM Classification: WG 26
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/07/30
Heart Valve Prosthesis - Preferred
Concept UI M0009973
Scope note A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material.
Preferred term Heart Valve Prosthesis
Entry term(s) Cardiac Valve Prostheses
Cardiac Valve Prosthesis
Heart Valve Prostheses
Prostheses, Cardiac Valve
Prostheses, Heart Valve
Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve
Prosthesis, Heart Valve
Valve Prostheses, Cardiac
Valve Prostheses, Heart
Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac
Valve Prosthesis, Heart



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