| Descriptor English: | Ectopia Cordis | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Ectopía Cordis
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ectopia Cordis | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Ectopie cardiaque | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Cordis, Ectopia |
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| Tree number(s): |
C14.240.400.422 C16.131.240.400.422 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054083 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A rare developmental defect in which the heart is abnormally located partially or totally outside the THORAX. It is the result of defective fusion of the anterior chest wall. Depending on the location of the heart, ectopia cordis can be thoracic, thoracoabdominal, abdominal, and cervical. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification 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 |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Heart Defects, Congenital (1963-2007) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2008; see HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1963-2007 |
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| History Note: | 2008; use HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1963-2007 |
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| DeCS ID: | 52604 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D054083 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2008/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2007/07/09 |
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Ectopia Cordis
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| Concept UI |
M0009949 |
| Scope note | A rare developmental defect in which the heart is abnormally located partially or totally outside the THORAX. It is the result of defective fusion of the anterior chest wall. Depending on the location of the heart, ectopia cordis can be thoracic, thoracoabdominal, abdominal, and cervical. |
| Preferred term | Ectopia Cordis |
| Entry term(s) |
Cordis, Ectopia |
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