Ischemic Preconditioning
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A technique in which tissue is rendered resistant to the deleterious effects of prolonged ischemia and reperfusion by prior exposure to brief, repeated periods of vascular occlusion. (Am J Physiol 1995 May;268(5 Pt 2):H2063-7, Abstract) |
| Notes: |
IM; coord with tissue /blood supply (IM); ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING, MYOCARDIAL is also available |
Ischemic Preconditioning Categories.
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Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial - Exposure of myocardial tissue to brief, repeated periods of vascular occlusion in order to render the myocardium resistant to the deleterious effects of ISCHEMIA or REPERFUSION. The period of pre-exposure and the number of times the tissue is exposed to ischemia and reperfusion vary, the average being 3 to 5 minutes. |
Ischemic Preconditioning Definitions and Terms
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