Diseases

Ischemia

A hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue caused by a PATHOLOGIC CONSTRICTION or obstruction of its BLOOD VESSELS, or an absence of BLOOD CIRCULATION.

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Abstract

A hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue caused by a PATHOLOGIC CONSTRICTION or obstruction of its BLOOD VESSELS, or an absence of BLOOD CIRCULATION.

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  • Ischemias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with specific organ /blood supply; for prevention and control, consider ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; note ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY is available

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  1. C23.550.513w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ischemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007511. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007511
  2. Ischemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischemia
  3. Ischemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188151