Preferred Label : cardiac valve annuloplasty;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : annuloplasties, cardiac valve; annuloplasty, cardiac valve; cardiac valve annuloplasties; valve annuloplasties, cardiac; valve annuloplasty, cardiac; valvular annuloplasty; annuloplasties, valvular; annuloplasty, valvular; valvular annuloplasties; heart valve annuloplasty; annuloplasties, heart valve; annuloplasty, heart valve; heart valve annuloplasties; valve annuloplasties, heart; valve annuloplasty, heart;
MeSH hyponym : cardiac valve annulus repair; cardiac valve annular reduction; Heart Valve Annulus Repair; Cardiac Valve Annular Repair; Heart Valve Annular Repair; Annular Repair, Cardiac Valve; Annulus Repair, Cardiac Valve; Cardiac Valve Annulus Shortening; Cardiac Valve Annulus Reduction; Annular Reduction, Cardiac Valve; Annulus Reduction, Cardiac Valve;
Origin ID : D058385;
UMLS CUI : C2936369;
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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.
