 Heart Aneurysm
"Heart Aneurysm" 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 localized bulging or dilatation in the muscle wall of a heart (MYOCARDIUM), usually in the LEFT VENTRICLE. Blood-filled aneurysms are dangerous because they may burst. Fibrous aneurysms interfere with the heart function through the loss of contractility. True aneurysm is bound by the vessel wall or cardiac wall. False aneurysms are HEMATOMA caused by myocardial rupture.
| Descriptor ID |
D006322
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.358 C14.907.055.608
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| Concept/Terms |
Heart Aneurysm- Heart Aneurysm
- Aneurysm, Heart
- Aneurysms, Heart
- Heart Aneurysms
- Cardiac Aneurysm
- Aneurysm, Cardiac
- Aneurysms, Cardiac
- Cardiac Aneurysms
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Aneurysm" by people in Profiles.
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Fountain-Dommer RR, Wiles HB, Shuler CO, Bradley SM, Shirali GS. Recognition of left atrial aneurysm by fetal echocardiography. Circulation. 2000 Oct 31; 102(18):2282-3.
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