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Heart Defects, Congenital MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Heart Defects, Congenital
Tree Number(s)
C14.240.400
C14.280.400
C16.131.240.400
Unique ID
D006330
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006330
Annotation
general only; do not use as coordinate for specific term /‌abnorm; cyanotic defects probably go here but do not also index under CYANOSIS unless especially discussed
Scope Note
Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life.
Entry Version
HEART DEFECTS CONGEN
Entry Term(s)
Abnormality, Heart
Congenital Heart Defect
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Disease
Defects, Congenital Heart
Heart Abnormalities
Heart Defect, Congenital
Heart, Malformation Of
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2020/02/28
Heart Defects, Congenital Preferred
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