Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty
                             
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                            
	"Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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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.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D058385 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | E04.100.376.062 E04.928.220.109 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Cardiac Valve AnnuloplastyCardiac Valve AnnuloplastyAnnuloplasties, Cardiac ValveAnnuloplasty, Cardiac ValveCardiac Valve AnnuloplastiesValve Annuloplasties, CardiacValve Annuloplasty, CardiacValvular AnnuloplastyAnnuloplasties, ValvularAnnuloplasty, ValvularValvular AnnuloplastiesHeart Valve AnnuloplastyAnnuloplasties, Heart ValveAnnuloplasty, Heart ValveHeart Valve AnnuloplastiesValve Annuloplasties, HeartValve Annuloplasty, Heart
 Cardiac Valve Annulus RepairCardiac Valve Annulus RepairHeart Valve Annulus RepairCardiac Valve Annular RepairHeart Valve Annular RepairAnnular Repair, Cardiac ValveAnnulus Repair, Cardiac Valve
 Cardiac Valve Annular ReductionCardiac Valve Annular ReductionCardiac Valve Annulus ShorteningCardiac Valve Annulus ReductionAnnular Reduction, Cardiac ValveAnnulus Reduction, Cardiac Valve
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								Cardiopulmonary bypass after severe blunt hepatic injury: management of multi-system blunt trauma in an adolescent. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Jun; 48(6):1438-41.