Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
"Mitral Valve Annuloplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of heart valve surgery that involves the repair, replacement, or reconstruction of the annulus of the MITRAL VALVE. It includes shortening the circumference of the annulus to improve valve closing capacity and reinforcing the annulus as a step in more complex valve repairs.
| Descriptor ID |
D058386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.376.062.500 E04.928.220.109.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty- Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
- Annuloplasties, Mitral Valve
- Annuloplasty, Mitral Valve
- Mitral Valve Annuloplasties
- Valve Annuloplasties, Mitral
- Valve Annuloplasty, Mitral
- Mitral Annuloplasty
- Annuloplasties, Mitral
- Annuloplasty, Mitral
- Mitral Annuloplasties
- Mitral Valve Annulus Repair
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