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Cardiopulmonary Bypass MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Tree Number(s)
E04.292.413
Unique ID
D002315
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002315
Annotation
diverts blood from right atrium; HEART BYPASS, LEFT which diverts blood from left atrium is also available; /‌instrum: consider HEART-LUNG MACHINE
Scope Note
Diversion of the flow of blood from the entrance of the right atrium directly to the aorta (or femoral artery) via an oxygenator thus bypassing both the heart and lungs.
Entry Version
CARDIOPULM BYPASS
Entry Term(s)
Bypass, Cardiopulmonary
Heart-Lung Bypass
NLM Classification #
WG 168.5
Previous Indexing
Extracorporeal Circulation (1967-1976)
See Also
Heart Bypass, Left
Heart-Lung Machine
Public MeSH Note
77; was see under EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION 1967-76
Online Note
search EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION 1967-74
History Note
77(75); was see under EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION 1967-76
Date Established
1977/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1997/06/20
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Preferred
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