"Chordae Tendineae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The tendinous cords that connect each cusp of the two atrioventricular HEART VALVES to appropriate PAPILLARY MUSCLES in the HEART VENTRICLES, preventing the valves from reversing themselves when the ventricles contract.
| Descriptor ID |
D002815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.541.510.240
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chordae Tendineae" by people in Profiles.
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Minakata K, Dearani JA, Nishimura RA, Maron BJ, Danielson GK. Extended septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with anomalous mitral papillary muscles or chordae. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Feb; 127(2):481-9.
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Doi YL, Spodick DH, Hamashige N, Yonezawa Y, Sugiura T, Bishop RL. Echocardiographic study of left ventricular wall motion in mitral valve prolapse. Am Heart J. 1984 Jul; 108(1):105-10.
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Boucher CA, Liberthson RR, Buckley MJ. Secundum atrial septal defect and significant mitral regurgitation: incidence, management and morphologic basis. Chest. 1979 Jun; 75(6):697-702.