Diseases

Heart Valve Prolapse

Downward displacement of any one of the HEART VALVES from its normal position. This usually results in failed valve closure.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Downward displacement of any one of the HEART VALVES from its normal position. This usually results in failed valve closure.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Heart Valve Prolapses
  • Prolapse, Heart Valve
  • Prolapses, Heart Valve
  • Valve Prolapse, Heart
  • Valve Prolapses, Heart

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified: prefer specific valve prolapse

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History Note

91

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Previous Indexing

  • Heart Valve Diseases (1967-1990)

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  1. C14w.280w.484w.400

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Heart Valve Prolapse. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016127. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016127
  2. Heart Valve Prolapse. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26695943