"Foramen Ovale, Patent" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition in which the FORAMEN OVALE in the ATRIAL SEPTUM fails to close shortly after birth. This results in abnormal communications between the two upper chambers of the heart. An isolated patent ovale foramen without other structural heart defects is usually of no hemodynamic significance.
| Descriptor ID |
D054092
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400.560.375.258 C14.280.400.560.375.258 C16.131.240.400.560.375.258
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Foramen Ovale, Patent".
- Diseases [C]
- Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
- Cardiovascular Abnormalities [C14.240]
- Heart Defects, Congenital [C14.240.400]
- Heart Septal Defects [C14.240.400.560]
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial [C14.240.400.560.375]
- Foramen Ovale, Patent [C14.240.400.560.375.258]
- Heart Diseases [C14.280]
- Heart Defects, Congenital [C14.280.400]
- Heart Septal Defects [C14.280.400.560]
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial [C14.280.400.560.375]
- Foramen Ovale, Patent [C14.280.400.560.375.258]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
- Cardiovascular Abnormalities [C16.131.240]
- Heart Defects, Congenital [C16.131.240.400]
- Heart Septal Defects [C16.131.240.400.560]
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial [C16.131.240.400.560.375]
- Foramen Ovale, Patent [C16.131.240.400.560.375.258]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Foramen Ovale, Patent".
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