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Descriptor English: Counterpulsation
Descriptor Spanish: Contrapulsación
Descriptor contrapulsación
Entry term(s) contrapulsación diastólica
contrapulsación externa
Scope note: Técnica para auxiliar la circulación mediante la disminución de la postcarga del ventrículo izquierdo y el aumento de la presión diastólica. Puede lograrse con un globo intraaórtico, o implantando un dispositivo de bombeo especial en el tórax o, externamente, aplicando una presión negativa en las extremidades inferiores durante la sístole cardíaca.
Descriptor Portuguese: Contrapulsação
Descriptor French: Contrepulsion
Entry term(s): Counterpulsation, Diastolic
Counterpulsation, External
Diastolic Counterpulsation
External Counterpulsation
Tree number(s): E04.050.215
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015908
Scope note: A technique for assisting the circulation by decreasing the afterload of the left ventricle and augmenting the diastolic pressure. It may be achieved by intra-aortic balloon, or by implanting a special pumping device in the chest, or externally by applying a negative pressure to the lower extremities during cardiac systole.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Assisted Circulation (1967-1989)
Blood Pressure (1966-1989)
Heart-Assist Devices (1986-1989)
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping (1977-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Related: Heart-Assist Devices MeSH
DeCS ID: 24590
Unique ID: D015908
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Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/15
Revision Date: 1990/02/16
Counterpulsation - Preferred
Concept UI M0024344
Scope note A technique for assisting the circulation by decreasing the afterload of the left ventricle and augmenting the diastolic pressure. It may be achieved by intra-aortic balloon, or by implanting a special pumping device in the chest, or externally by applying a negative pressure to the lower extremities during cardiac systole.
Preferred term Counterpulsation
Counterpulsation, External - Narrower
Concept UI M0024345
Preferred term Counterpulsation, External
Entry term(s) External Counterpulsation
Diastolic Counterpulsation - Narrower
Concept UI M0024346
Preferred term Diastolic Counterpulsation
Entry term(s) Counterpulsation, Diastolic



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