"Heart Diseases" 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.
Pathological conditions involving the HEART including its structural and functional abnormalities.
| Descriptor ID |
D006331
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Heart Diseases- Heart Diseases
- Disease, Heart
- Diseases, Heart
- Heart Disease
- Cardiac Diseases
- Cardiac Disease
- Disease, Cardiac
- Diseases, Cardiac
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Heart Diseases" by people in this website by year, and whether "Heart Diseases" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2007 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2008 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2011 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2012 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2013 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2014 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 2015 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2016 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2017 | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| 2018 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 2019 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Recommendations for the Identification and Mitigation of Cardiac Ultrasound Artifacts: A Guideline from the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2026 May; 39(5):435-475.
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Standardizing the Clinical Approach to Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Dysfunction: Applying Cardio-Oncology Guidelines as a Practical Tool for Hematology and Oncology Providers. Cancer Med. 2026 Apr; 15(4):e71682.
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Plasma Proteins Associated With Psychosocial Factors and Heart Disease: The Jackson Heart Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2026 May; 46(5):e324125.
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Life-Threatening Diagnosis or Completely Benign? A School Nurse's Guide to Assessing and Caring for Students With Cardiac Complaints. NASN Sch Nurse. 2026 Jan; 41(1):16-23.
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Cardiology Consult for the General Pediatrician after Cardiac Manifestations from a SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2026; 22(1):11-19.
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Cyclic AMP-dependent regulation of ryanodine receptors in healthy and diseased hearts. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2026 Feb; 211:53-62.
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Left ventricular transmural pressure: A predictor of left ventricle unloading in continuous flow left ventricular assist devices. Int J Artif Organs. 2025 Nov; 48(11):852-857.
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Understanding gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cardiac disease: an interdisciplinary approach. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2025 Apr-May; 23(5):197-207.
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Framework for Kidney Health Follow-Up Among Neonates With Critical Cardiac Disease: A Report From the Neonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Mar 18; 14(6):e040630.
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Technical considerations of cardiac computed tomography in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2025 10; 55(11):2261-2271.