Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
reperfusion therapy
re·per·fu·sion ther·a·py
Subclass of:
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; Perfusion (procedure)
Definitions related to reperfusion therapy:
  • (reperfusion) Restoration of blood supply to 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. It is primarily a procedure for treating infarction or other ischemia, by enabling viable ischemic tissue to recover, thus limiting further necrosis. However, it is thought that reperfusion can itself further damage the ischemic tissue, causing REPERFUSION INJURY.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Techniques used to restart circulation to part of the heart or brain that has been cut off from blood flow during a heart attack or stroke. Reperfusion may entail clot-dissolving drugs, balloon angioplasty, or surgery.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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