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Descriptor
English
:
Heart
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Corazón
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Coração
Tree Number:
A07.541
Definition
English
:
The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the
blood.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
heart
as pump, not tissue (
MYOCARDIUM
); qualif permitted: /anat /drug eff /embryol (
FETAL HEART
also exists) /growth /innerv (
HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM
also exists) /microbiol /parasitol /physiol (see also
ATRIAL FUNCTION
&
VENTRICULAR FUNCTION
& their specifics; see also
MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION
& its specifics) /physiopathol /rad eff /radiogr (do not confuse with
ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY
) /radionuclide /virol;
/blood supply
=
CORONARY VESSELS
but consider also
CORONARY CIRCULATION
; /drug eff: consider also MYOCARDIAL DEPRESSANTS see
ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS
&
CARDIOTONIC AGENTS
; /transpl =
HEART TRANSPLANTATION
: do not coord with
TRANSPLANTATION
, HOMOLOGOUS unless particularly discussed; /ultrasonogr =
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
or
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
, DOPPLER; inotropism: INOTROPISM, CARDIAC see
MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION
& INOTROPIC AGENTS, POSITIVE CARDIAC are available but see
MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION
note; chronotropism: see
HEART RATE
note;
DIASTOLE
&
SYSTOLE
are also available; heart-lung prep: index
HEART
/physiol (probably NIM); Manual 21.48+; carditis =
MYOCARDITIS
; mural
thrombosis
: index
HEART
DISEASE
(IM) +
THROMBOSIS
(IM)
Consider also terms at
English
:
CARDI- and MYOCARDI-
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Heart
/
abnormalities
use
Heart Defects, Congenital
Heart
/
blood supply
use
Coronary Vessels
Heart
/
chemistry
use
Myocardium
/
chemistry
Heart
/
cytology
use
Myocardium
/
cytology
Heart
/
enzymology
use
Myocardium
/
enzymology
Heart
/
immunology
use
Myocardium
/
immunology
Heart
/
injuries
use
Heart Injuries
Heart
/
metabolism
use
Myocardium
/
metabolism
Heart
/
pathology
use
Myocardium
/
pathology
Heart
/
surgery
use
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Heart
/
transplantation
use
Heart Transplantation
Heart
/
ultrasonography
use
Echocardiography
Heart
/
ultrastructure
use
Myocardium
/
ultrastructure
See Related
English
:
Angiocardiography
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Ballistocardiography
Cardiotonic Agents
Electrocardiography
Myocardium
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AH
anatomy & histology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
GD
growth & development
IR
innervation
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
VI
virology
Record Number:
6473
Unique Identifier:
D006321
Occurrence in VHL
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