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Descriptor English: Heart Valve Prolapse
Descriptor Spanish: Prolapso de las Válvulas Cardíacas
Descriptor prolapso de las válvulas cardíacas
Entry term(s) prolapso valvular cardíaco
Scope note: Desplazamiento hacia abajo de cualquiera de las VÁLVULAS CARDÍACAS respecto de su posición normal. Este hecho se produce, generalmente, al existir un fallo en el cierre de la válvula.
Descriptor Portuguese: Prolapso das Valvas Cardíacas
Descriptor French: Prolapsus des valves cardiaques
Entry term(s): Heart Valve Prolapses
Prolapse, Heart Valve
Prolapses, Heart Valve
Valve Prolapse, Heart
Valve Prolapses, Heart
Tree number(s): C14.280.484.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016127
Scope note: Downward displacement of any one of the HEART VALVES from its normal position. This usually results in failed valve closure.
Annotation: general or unspecified: prefer specific valve prolapse
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Heart Valve Diseases (1967-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
DeCS ID: 28974
Unique ID: D016127
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/03/23
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Heart Valve Prolapse - Preferred
Concept UI M0024629
Scope note Downward displacement of any one of the HEART VALVES from its normal position. This usually results in failed valve closure.
Preferred term Heart Valve Prolapse
Entry term(s) Heart Valve Prolapses
Prolapse, Heart Valve
Prolapses, Heart Valve
Valve Prolapse, Heart
Valve Prolapses, Heart



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