Mitral Valve Annuloplasty

A type of heart valve surgery that involves the repair, replacement, or reconstruction of the annulus of the MITRAL VALVE. 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.

Year introduced: 2011

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Tree Number(s): E04.100.376.062.500, E04.928.220.109.500

MeSH Unique ID: D058386

Entry Terms:

• Annuloplasties, Mitral Valve
• Annuloplasty, Mitral Valve
• Mitral Valve Annuloplasties
• Valve Annuloplasties, Mitral
• Valve Annuloplasty, Mitral
• Mitral Annuloplasty
• Annuloplasties, Mitral
• Annuloplasty, Mitral
• Mitral Annuloplasties
• Mitral Valve Annulus Repair

Previous Indexing:

• Mitral Valve/surgery (1965-2010)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Thoracic Surgical Procedures
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty