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Descriptor
English
:
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Estenosis de la Válvula Mitral
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Estenose da Valva Mitral
Synonyms
English
:
Mitral Stenosis
Tree Number:
C14.280.484.517
Definition
English
:
Narrowing of the passage through the
MITRAL VALVE
due to
FIBROSIS
, and
CALCINOSIS
in the leaflets and chordal areas. This elevates the left atrial
pressure
which, in turn, raises pulmonary venous and capillary
pressure
leading to bouts of
DYSPNEA
and
TACHYCARDIA
during
physical exertion
.
RHEUMATIC FEVER
is its primary cause.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
atresia =
MITRAL VALVE
/abnorm
History Note
English
:
67; was MITRAL STENOSIS 1963-66
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
9135
Unique Identifier:
D008946
Occurrence in VHL
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