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MeSH Heading: Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Tree Number(s): C14.280.484.048.500
Unique ID: D001022
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001022
Scope Note: Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root).
Entry Term(s): Aortic Incompetence; Aortic Regurgitation; Aortic Valve Incompetence; Regurgitation, Aortic Valve
NLM Classification #: WG 265
Previous Indexing: Heart Valve Diseases (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 67; AORTIC REGURGITATION was REGURGITATION, AORTIC VALVE 1963-92
History Note: 67; AORTIC REGURGITATION was REGURGITATION, AORTIC VALVE 1963-92
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/02/28

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

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economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

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epidemiology (EP)

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etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

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immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0001554
Scope Note: Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root).
Terms: Aortic Valve Insufficiency Preferred Term
Term UI T003125
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1967); Aortic Incompetence
Term UI T003123
Date03/26/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Aortic Valve Incompetence
Term UI T003124
Date04/18/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Regurgitation, Aortic Valve
Term UI T003126
Date01/09/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Aortic Regurgitation
Term UI T003127
Date09/24/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993)

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