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LEFT ATRIUM [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mitral valve prolapse
1, record 1, English, mitral%20valve%20prolapse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mitral prolapse 2, record 1, English, mitral%20prolapse
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excessive retrograde movement of the mitral valve into the left atrium during left ventricular systole, often allowing mitral regurgitation, responsible for the click-murmur of Barlow syndrome, and may be due to rheumatic carditis or a connective tissue disorder such as Marfan's syndrome. 3, record 1, English, - mitral%20valve%20prolapse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
I34.1: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 4, record 1, English, - mitral%20valve%20prolapse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prolapsus valvulaire mitral
1, record 1, French, prolapsus%20valvulaire%20mitral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prolapsus de la valvule mitrale 2, record 1, French, prolapsus%20de%20la%20valvule%20mitrale
correct, masculine noun
- prolapsus mitral 2, record 1, French, prolapsus%20mitral
correct, masculine noun
- prolapsus de la valve mitrale 3, record 1, French, prolapsus%20de%20la%20valve%20mitrale
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Anatomiquement, le prolapsus de la valve mitrale correspond à une dégénérescence myxoïde ou à une prolifération du tissu valvulaire, le plus souvent de la valve mitrale postérieure. Cette valve redondante ou ballonisée fait saillie dans l'oreillette gauche lors de la systole [...] L'ensemble des remaniements valvulaires et paravalvulaires crée durant la systole, une régurgitation mitrale mésostolyque [...] 3, record 1, French, - prolapsus%20valvulaire%20mitral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
I34.1 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 4, record 1, French, - prolapsus%20valvulaire%20mitral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sternocostal surface 1, record 2, English, sternocostal%20surface
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sternocostal... is occupied by the right atrium and especially its auricula at the right, and the right ventricle with small part of the left ventricle at the left. 1, record 2, English, - sternocostal%20surface
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- face antérieure du cœur
1, record 2, French, face%20ant%C3%A9rieure%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la face antérieure du cœur est constituée par l'oreillette droite, à droite, la paroi antérieure du ventricule droit (tissu inférieur de la partie moyenne de la face antérieure de ce ventricule), la paroi antérieure du ventricule gauche étant situé à gauche et au-dessus du ventricule droit [...] 1, record 2, French, - face%20ant%C3%A9rieure%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-04-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ventricle of heart 1, record 3, English, ventricle%20of%20heart
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ventricle 2, record 3, English, ventricle
correct
- ventriculus cordis 3, record 3, English, ventriculus%20cordis
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the two lower chambers of the heart, namely, ventriculus dexter cordis and ventriculus sinister cordis. 1, record 3, English, - ventricle%20of%20heart
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The heart is subdivided by septa into right and left halves, and a constriction subdivides each half of the organ into two cavities, the upper cavity being called the atrium [and] the lower the ventricle. The heart therefore consists of four chambers, [namely] right and left atria, and right and left ventricles. 4, record 3, English, - ventricle%20of%20heart
Record 3, Key term(s)
- heart ventricle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ventricule du cœur
1, record 3, French, ventricule%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ventricule 2, record 3, French, ventricule
correct, masculine noun
- ventriculus cordis 3, record 3, French, ventriculus%20cordis
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacune des deux cavités antérieures, droite et gauche, du cœur. 1, record 3, French, - ventricule%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cœur comprend quatre cavités : deux cavités droites, formées par l'oreillette et le ventricule droit, et deux cavités gauches, formées par l'oreillette et le ventricule gauche. 4, record 3, French, - ventricule%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventrículo
1, record 3, Spanish, ventr%C3%ADculo
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-04-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- chamber of the heart
1, record 4, English, chamber%20of%20the%20heart
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- chamber 2, record 4, English, chamber
correct
- cardiac chamber 3, record 4, English, cardiac%20chamber
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The four chambers of the heart are formed by a division of the cavity into right and left halves by a median septum. and the division of each half into an upper chamber, called an atrium... and a lower chamber, called a ventricle... 2, record 4, English, - chamber%20of%20the%20heart
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cavité cardiaque
1, record 4, French, cavit%C3%A9%20cardiaque
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cavité du cœur 1, record 4, French, cavit%C3%A9%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
correct, feminine noun
- chambre 1, record 4, French, chambre
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'orifice auriculo-ventriculaire est pourvu d'un appareil valvulaire à trois valves, d'où son nom de valvule tricuspide. Ces trois valves sont de même orientation et de même nom que les trois parois ventriculaires. La valve antérieure ou grande valve de la tricuspide, son système de cordages unis au pilier antérieur, forment une cloison à claire-voie qui divise la cavité du ventricule droit en deux chambres : l'une, inférieure et postérieure, est la chambre d'arrivée en communication avec l'oreillette droite; l'autre, supérieure et antérieure, est appelée aussi infundibulum pulmonaire ou cône artériel; c'est la chambre de chasse ou chambre de sortie, en communication avec le tronc de l'arbre pulmonaire par l'intermédiaire de l'orifice pulmonaire. 1, record 4, French, - cavit%C3%A9%20cardiaque
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2014-11-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- limbus fossae ovalis 1, record 5, English, limbus%20fossae%20ovalis
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the prominent oval margin of the foramen... It is distinct cranially and at the sides but is deficient caudally. Frequently the cranial part of the limbus does not fuse with the left leaf of the septum, leaving a slit-like opening in the septum through which a probe may be passed into the left atrium. 1, record 5, English, - limbus%20fossae%20ovalis
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- anneau de Vieussens
1, record 5, French, anneau%20de%20Vieussens
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dépression est appelée fosse ovale et le bord arciforme porte le nom d'anneau de Vieussens [...] La dépression que borde l'anneau de Vieussens se prolonge en haut, en avant et à gauche de l'anneau, en un cul-de-sac [...] Ce cul-de-sac s'ouvre assez souvent dans l'oreillette gauche par une fente qui occupe le fond même du cul-de-sac. 1, record 5, French, - anneau%20de%20Vieussens
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2014-05-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- The Heart
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mitral valve disease
1, record 6, English, mitral%20valve%20disease
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- mitral valvular disease 2, record 6, English, mitral%20valvular%20disease
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In mitral valve disease, the valve between [the] left heart chambers(left atrium and left ventricle) doesn’t work properly. 3, record 6, English, - mitral%20valve%20disease
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Types of mitral valve disease include ... mitral valve regurgitation [and] mitral valve stenosis ... 3, record 6, English, - mitral%20valve%20disease
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Cœur
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- valvulopathie mitrale
1, record 6, French, valvulopathie%20mitrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection caractérisée par une atteinte de la valve mitrale. 2, record 6, French, - valvulopathie%20mitrale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- pulmonary vein
1, record 7, English, pulmonary%20vein
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- vena pulmonales 1, record 7, English, vena%20pulmonales
Latin
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Four veins, two on each side, conveying blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. 1, record 7, English, - pulmonary%20vein
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- veine pulmonaire
1, record 7, French, veine%20pulmonaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- vena pulmonales 2, record 7, French, vena%20pulmonales
Latin
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tronc veineux constitué de quatre veines drainant le sang oxygéné vers l'oreillette gauche. 2, record 7, French, - veine%20pulmonaire
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les quatre veines pulmonaires partent des poumons et aboutissent à l'oreillette gauche [...] 1, record 7, French, - veine%20pulmonaire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2011-05-10
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- The Heart
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Austin Flint murmur
1, record 8, English, Austin%20Flint%20murmur
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Flint’s murmur 2, record 8, English, Flint%26rsquo%3Bs%20murmur
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A low-pitched presystolic or late diastolic heart murmur best heard at the apex of the heart in patients with aortic insufficiency but without organic stenosis of the mitral valve. It is thought to be due to relative narrowing of the mitral orifice caused by the backward-flowing blood from the aorta meeting the blood flowing in from the left atrium. 2, record 8, English, - Austin%20Flint%20murmur
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "Austin Flint murmur" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 3, record 8, English, - Austin%20Flint%20murmur
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Cœur
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- roulement de Flint
1, record 8, French, roulement%20de%20Flint
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bruit présystolique apexien audible dans certaines insuffisances aortiques, alors que les valvules mitrales sont intactes. 2, record 8, French, - roulement%20de%20Flint
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2011-01-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- circumflex branch of left coronary artery
1, record 9, English, circumflex%20branch%20of%20left%20coronary%20artery
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- ramus circumflexus arteria coronaria sinistra 1, record 9, English, ramus%20circumflexus%20arteria%20coronaria%20sinistra
Latin
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Branches of the left circumflex branch of the left coronary artery, consisting of anterior, lateral, and posterior groups of vessels distributed to the left atrium. 1, record 9, English, - circumflex%20branch%20of%20left%20coronary%20artery
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- artère circonflexe
1, record 9, French, art%C3%A8re%20circonflexe
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- artère auriculo-ventriculaire 1, record 9, French, art%C3%A8re%20auriculo%2Dventriculaire
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- rameau circonflexe de l'artère coronaire gauche 2, record 9, French, rameau%20circonflexe%20de%20l%27art%C3%A8re%20coronaire%20gauche
correct, masculine noun
- ramus circumflexus arteria sinistra 2, record 9, French, ramus%20circumflexus%20arteria%20sinistra
Latin
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'artère circonflexe (ou artère auriculo-ventriculaire): Elle chemine entre l'oreillette et le ventricule gauches, pour finir à la face postéro-latérale du ventricule gauche. 1, record 9, French, - art%C3%A8re%20circonflexe
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancienne nomenclature : artère auriculo-ventriculaire. 2, record 9, French, - art%C3%A8re%20circonflexe
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2010-02-22
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Cardiovascular System
- Blood
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- systemic circulation 1, record 10, English, systemic%20circulation
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- greater circulation 2, record 10, English, greater%20circulation
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The general circulation, carrying oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to various tissues of the body, and returning the venous blood to the right atrium of the heart... 2, record 10, English, - systemic%20circulation
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Système cardio-vasculaire
- Sang
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- grande circulation
1, record 10, French, grande%20circulation
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- circulation générale 2, record 10, French, circulation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- circulation systémique 1, record 10, French, circulation%20syst%C3%A9mique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trajet que suit le sang oxygéné, depuis le ventricule gauche jusqu’aux capillaires, en passant par l’aorte et les artères, pour irriguer les différentes parties du corps (à l’exception des poumons), avant de revenir, appauvri en oxygène, à l’oreillette droite par les veines. 3, record 10, French, - grande%20circulation
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
circulation systémique : Sauf sous l'influence récente et grandissante de l'anglais «systemic», l'adjectif «systémique» n'a pas le sens de «qui affecte le corps en entier». On devrait plutôt parler de «grande circulation». 4, record 10, French, - grande%20circulation
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
circulation générale; grande circulation : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 6 septembre 2008. 5, record 10, French, - grande%20circulation
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2007-05-24
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- mitral regurgitation
1, record 11, English, mitral%20regurgitation
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- mitral valve regurgitation 2, record 11, English, mitral%20valve%20regurgitation
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium caused by a defect in the closure of the mitral valve. 3, record 11, English, - mitral%20regurgitation
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mitral valve prolapse has now become the leading cause of mitral regurgitation. 2, record 11, English, - mitral%20regurgitation
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- régurgitation mitrale
1, record 11, French, r%C3%A9gurgitation%20mitrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reflux de sang du ventricule gauche dans l'oreillette gauche dû à une insuffisance de la valvule mitrale. 2, record 11, French, - r%C3%A9gurgitation%20mitrale
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- left atrium
1, record 12, English, left%20atrium
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- left auricle 1, record 12, English, left%20auricle
correct
- atrium sinistrum 1, record 12, English, atrium%20sinistrum
Latin
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The left atrium, which receives oxygenated red blood from the lungs, is a thin-walled muscular chamber situated just behind the main left pumping chamber, and it contracts just prior to the left ventricle, thereby helping it to fill. 2, record 12, English, - left%20atrium
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- oreillette gauche
1, record 12, French, oreillette%20gauche
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- atrium sinistrum 2, record 12, French, atrium%20sinistrum
Latin
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité cardiaque qui reçoit le sang des veines pulmonaires. 3, record 12, French, - oreillette%20gauche
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les oreillettes, plus petites que les ventricules, de forme grossièrement cubique, ont des parois minces et lisses; dans l'oreillette droite, débouchent les veines caves supérieure et inférieure; dans l'oreillette gauche, les quatre veines pulmonaires (deux par poumon). 1, record 12, French, - oreillette%20gauche
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
Record 12, Main entry term, Spanish
- aurícula izquierda
1, record 12, Spanish, aur%C3%ADcula%20izquierda
feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 12, Synonyms, Spanish
- aurícula pulmonar 2, record 12, Spanish, aur%C3%ADcula%20pulmonar
feminine noun
- atrio pulmonar 2, record 12, Spanish, atrio%20pulmonar
masculine noun
- atrium sinistrum 3, record 12, Spanish, atrium%20sinistrum
masculine noun
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aurícula del lado izquierdo del corazón, la que recibe la sangre de las venas pulmonares. 4, record 12, Spanish, - aur%C3%ADcula%20izquierda
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La aurícula derecha recibe la sangre venosa de la totalidad del organismo por medio de las venas cavas, y la aurícula izquierda la sangre oxigenada proveniente de los pulmones. 5, record 12, Spanish, - aur%C3%ADcula%20izquierda
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En la aurícula izquierda se abre hacia atrás el tronco de las venas pulmonares. 6, record 12, Spanish, - aur%C3%ADcula%20izquierda
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