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Heart Disease Risk Factors MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Heart Disease Risk Factors
Tree Number(s)
E05.318.740.600.800.725.500
N05.715.350.200.700.500
N05.715.360.750.625.700.700.500
N06.850.490.625.750.500
N06.850.520.830.600.800.725.500
Unique ID
D000082742
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000082742
Scope Note
Aspects of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inherited conditions and characteristics, which are determined to be associated with HEART DISEASES.
Entry Term(s)
Cardiovascular Risk
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Cardiovascular Risk Score
Residual Cardiovascular Risk
Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
Risk Factors for Heart Disease
NLM Classification #
WG 210
Previous Indexing
Heart Diseases (1987-2020)
Risk Factors (1987-2020)
Public MeSH Note
2021
History Note
2021
Date Introduced
2021/01/01
Last Updated
2021/01/01

No Qualifiers
Heart Disease Risk Factors Preferred
Cardiovascular Risk Related
Residual Cardiovascular Risk Related
Cardiovascular Risk Score Related
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