[AF-FORUM] 198E MeSH Database.Dr. Sousa

[ATRIAL FIBRILLATION SYMPOSIUM]

                        Dear coleagues of this great symposium,

*According to MeSH database, AF is neither a syndrome nor a disease.  *

 

You will find at 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68013577?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVDocSum 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68013577?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVDocSum>

the MeSH definitions. MeSH is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's 
controlled vocabulary used for indexing articles for MEDLINE/PubMed. 
MeSH terminology provides a consistent way to retrieve information that 
may use different terminology for the same concepts. According to MeSH, 
atrial fibrillation is neither a syndrome nor a disease. AF is a 
pathologic process, but not a disease or a syndrome.

 

All MeSH Categories 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/1000048?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


Diseases Category 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/1000067?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68013568?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


Pathologic Processes 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68010335?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


Disease 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68004194?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


*Syndrome*

A symptom complex of unknown etiology, that is characteristic of a 
particular abnormality.

 

*Disease*: A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of 
signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, 
and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.

 

*Pathologic Processes*: The abnormal mechanisms and forms involved in 
the dysfunctions of tissues and organs.

 

*Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms*: Abnormal anatomical or 
physiological conditions and objective or subjective manifestations of 
disease, not classified as disease or syndrome.

 

All MeSH Categories 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/1000048?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


Diseases Category 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/1000067?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68013568?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


Pathologic Processes 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68010335?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


Arrhythmias, Cardiac 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68001145?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull> 


*Atrial Fibrillation*

 

Look at 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68010335?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68010335?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Mesh.Mesh_ResultsPanel.Mesh_RVFull>

That AF is a pathologic process, but not a disease or a syndrome.

 

*Atrial Fibrillation*: Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by 
rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers 
of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively 
pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is 
caused by abnormal impulse generation.

 

Best regards,

Marcos Sousa.

 
 
Marcos Sousa
Researcher at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte - 
Minas Gerais - Brazil
http://socios.cardiol.br/mrsousa