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Mitral Valve Annuloplasty MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
Tree Number(s)
E04.100.376.062.500
E04.928.220.109.500
Unique ID
D058386
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058386
Annotation
mitral ring annuloplasty (where "ring" refers to a prosthesis): coordinate MITRAL VALVE ANNULOPLASTY with HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Mitral Annuloplasty
Mitral Valve Annulus Repair
Previous Indexing
Mitral Valve/surgery (1965-2010)
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2010/06/25
Revision Date
2013/07/09
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty Preferred
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