Preferred Label : heart bypass, left;
MeSH definition : Diversion of the flow of blood from the pulmonary veins directly to the aorta, avoiding
the left atrium and the left ventricle (Dorland, 27th ed). This is a temporary procedure
usually performed to assist other surgical procedures.;
MeSH synonym : left heart bypass; bypass, left heart; bypasses, left heart; heart bypasses, left; left heart bypasses;
MeSH annotation : temporary, a form of extracorp circ diverting blood from left atrium: differentiate
from HEART BYPASS, RIGHT, a permanent form of heart surg, & from CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS,
another type of extracorp circ diverting blood from right atrium;
Origin ID : D018611;
UMLS CUI : C0242839;
- Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Metaterm(s)
- Record concept(s)
- See also
- Semantic type(s)
Diversion of the flow of blood from the pulmonary veins directly to the aorta, avoiding
the left atrium and the left ventricle (Dorland, 27th ed). This is a temporary procedure
usually performed to assist other surgical procedures.