Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
myocardial reperfusion
my·o·car·di·al re·per·fu·sion
Subclass of:
Reperfusion Therapy
Definitions related to myocardial reperfusion:
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Generally, restoration of blood supply to heart tissue which is ischemic due to decrease in normal blood supply. The decrease may result from any source including atherosclerotic obstruction, narrowing of the artery, or surgical clamping. Reperfusion can be induced to treat ischemia. Methods include chemical dissolution of an occluding thrombus, administration of vasodilator drugs, angioplasty, catheterization, and artery bypass graft surgery. However, it is thought that reperfusion can itself further damage the ischemic tissue, causing MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(coronary reperfusion procedure) Procedures intended to re-establish normal coronary flow. Reperfusion therapy includes thrombolysis and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Reperfusion therapy also includes per-hospital thrombolytics. (ACC)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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