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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Thoracic Surgical Procedures > Cardiac Surgical Procedures > Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures > Cardiac Surgical Procedures > Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty

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Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Annuloplasties, Heart Valve
  • Annuloplasties, Valvular
  • Annuloplasty, Heart Valve
  • Annuloplasty, Valvular
  • Heart Valve Annuloplasties
  • Heart Valve Annuloplasty
  • Valve Annuloplasties, Heart
  • Valve Annuloplasty, Heart
  • Valvular Annuloplasties
  • Valvular Annuloplasty

Scope note

  • A type of heart valve surgery that involves the repair, replacement, or reconstruction of the annuli of HEART VALVES. 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.

History note

  • 2011

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D058385

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