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Preferred term

Heart Rupture  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cardiac Rupture
  • Cardiac Ruptures

Note

  • do not confuse with HEART RUPTURE, TRAUMATIC see HEART INJURIES; coordinate IM with specific part (IM) if pertinent but VENTRICULAR SEPTAL RUPTURE is available

Scope note

  • Disease-related laceration or tearing of tissues of the heart, including the free-wall MYOCARDIUM; HEART SEPTUM; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; and any of the HEART VALVES. Pathological rupture usually results from myocardial infarction (HEART RUPTURE, POST-INFARCTION).

History note

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006341

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