"Heart Valve Prosthesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material.
| Descriptor ID |
D006350
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.310
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| Concept/Terms |
Heart Valve Prosthesis- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Heart Valve Prostheses
- Prostheses, Heart Valve
- Valve Prostheses, Heart
- Valve Prosthesis, Heart
- Prosthesis, Heart Valve
- Cardiac Valve Prosthesis
- Cardiac Valve Prostheses
- Prostheses, Cardiac Valve
- Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve
- Valve Prostheses, Cardiac
- Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Valve Prosthesis" by people in Profiles.
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A prospective trial showing the safety of adjusted-dose enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis of pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2011 08; 17(4):313-9.
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Thrombo-embolic and bleeding complications in patients with mechanical valve replacements--a prospective observational study. S Afr Med J. 2006 Aug; 96(8):710-3.
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The Quattro valve in rheumatic mitral valve disease: four-year follow up. J Heart Valve Dis. 2003 Nov; 12(6):758-63.
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The quadrileaflet mitral valve: follow-up in rheumatic heart disease. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Oct; 11(4 Suppl 1):183-5.
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The stentless quadrileaflet bovine pericardial mitral valve: echocardiographic assessment. J Heart Valve Dis. 1999 Mar; 8(2):180-5.
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The stentless quadrileaflet bovine pericardial mitral valve: early clinical results. J Heart Valve Dis. 1999 Mar; 8(2):174-9.