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Descriptor English: Heart Defects, Congenital
Descriptor Spanish: Cardiopatías Congénitas
Descriptor cardiopatías congénitas
Entry term(s) anomalías cardíacas
anomalías cardíacas congénitas
cardiopatía congénita
defecto cardiovascular congénito
defectos cardíacos congénitos
Scope note: Anomalías del desarrollo que afectan a las estructuras del corazón. Estos defectos se hallan presentes al nacimiento pero pueden ser descubiertos en etapas posteriores de la vida.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cardiopatias Congênitas
Descriptor French: Cardiopathies congénitales
Entry term(s): Abnormalities, Heart
Abnormality, Heart
Congenital Heart Defect
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Diseases
Defect, Congenital Heart
Defects, Congenital Heart
Disease, Congenital Heart
Heart Abnormalities
Heart Abnormality
Heart Defect, Congenital
Heart Disease, Congenital
Heart, Malformation Of
Malformation Of Heart
Malformation Of Hearts
Tree number(s): C14.240.400
C14.280.400
C16.131.240.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006330
Scope note: Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life.
Annotation: general only; do not use as coordinate for specific term /abnorm; cyanotic defects probably go here but do not also index under CYANOSIS unless especially discussed
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
Entry Version: HEART DEFECTS CONGEN
DeCS ID: 6483
Unique ID: D006330
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/02/28
Heart Defects, Congenital - Preferred
Concept UI M0009950
Scope note Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life.
Preferred term Heart Defects, Congenital
Entry term(s) Abnormalities, Heart
Abnormality, Heart
Congenital Heart Defect
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Diseases
Defect, Congenital Heart
Defects, Congenital Heart
Disease, Congenital Heart
Heart Abnormalities
Heart Abnormality
Heart Defect, Congenital
Heart Disease, Congenital
Heart, Malformation Of
Malformation Of Heart
Malformation Of Hearts



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