Diseases

Heart Valve Diseases

Pathological conditions involving any of the various HEART VALVES and the associated structures (PAPILLARY MUSCLES and CHORDAE TENDINEAE).

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Pathological conditions involving any of the various HEART VALVES and the associated structures (PAPILLARY MUSCLES and CHORDAE TENDINEAE).

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Heart Valvular Disease
  • Valvular Heart Diseases
  • Disease, Heart Valvular
  • Heart Disease, Valvular
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Heart Valvular Diseases
  • Valve Disease, Heart
  • Valvular Disease, Heart
  • Valvular Heart Disease

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific valve but note specifics

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History Note

67; AORTIC VALVE DISEASES was heading 1963-66

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Previous Indexing

  • Heart Diseases (1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Heart Valve Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006349. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006349
  2. Heart Valve Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valvular_heart_disease
  3. Heart Valve Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1130519